Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 22
तिष्ठंतमव्या द्भुवनैकनाथः पायाद्व्रजंतं प्रमथाधिनाथः । वेदांतवेद्योऽवतु मान्निषण्णं मामव्ययः पातु शिवः शयानम्
tiṣṭhaṃtamavyā dbhuvanaikanāthaḥ pāyādvrajaṃtaṃ pramathādhināthaḥ | vedāṃtavedyo'vatu mānniṣaṇṇaṃ māmavyayaḥ pātu śivaḥ śayānam
मैं खड़ा रहूँ तब भुवनैकनाथ मेरी रक्षा करें; मैं चलता रहूँ तब प्रमथाधिनाथ मेरी रक्षा करें। मैं बैठा रहूँ तब वेदान्तवेद्य मेरी रक्षा करें; और मैं शयन करूँ तब अव्यय शिव मेरी रक्षा करें।
Unknown (Śiva-kavaca voice)
Scene: Four posture vignette: devotee standing in temple courtyard, walking on a pilgrimage path, seated in meditation, lying in restful sleep—Śiva’s presence above each as a subtle icon (liṅga/haloed form).
FAQs
Devotion is continuous: in every posture and activity, one entrusts oneself to Śiva, the imperishable reality known through Vedānta.
No explicit tīrtha appears; the verse frames Śiva as universally present across all life-situations.
Implied constant remembrance (smaraṇa) and protective recitation during daily transitions—standing, walking, sitting, and sleeping.