तं भक्तं ध्यानमापन्नं दृढचित्तं शिवेक्षणे । कृतास्त्रमंत्रविन्यासं तं क्रांतुमशकन्न सः
taṃ bhaktaṃ dhyānamāpannaṃ dṛḍhacittaṃ śivekṣaṇe | kṛtāstramaṃtravinyāsaṃ taṃ krāṃtumaśakanna saḥ
પરંતુ તે ભક્ત ધ્યાનમાં લીન, શિવદર્શન પર દૃઢચિત્ત, અને મંત્રરક્ષા તથા આસ્ત્રવિન્યાસથી સુરક્ષિત હતો; તેને તે દબાવી શક્યો નહીં.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The tiger-form demon lunges but halts as if hitting an invisible barrier; inside, the devotee remains motionless in meditation, eyes half-closed, bathed in a subtle Śiva-aura; protective mantra-geometry implied around him.
Steady meditation on Śiva, supported by mantra-discipline, is presented as an inviolable spiritual protection against hostile forces.
Indirectly Kāśī’s sacred milieu (Kāśīkhaṇḍa); the verse highlights Śaiva practice rather than a named tīrtha.
Astra-mantra-vinyāsa (protective mantra placement/ritual arrangement) is referenced, alongside dhyāna focused on Śiva.