Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 40
नमः शिवायास्तु निरामयाय नमः शिवायास्तु मनोमयाय । नमः शिवायास्तु सुरार्चिताय तुभ्यं सदा भक्तकृपापराय
namaḥ śivāyāstu nirāmayāya namaḥ śivāyāstu manomayāya | namaḥ śivāyāstu surārcitāya tubhyaṃ sadā bhaktakṛpāparāya
निरामय करने वाले शिव को नमस्कार; मन में व्याप्त शिव को नमस्कार। देवताओं द्वारा पूजित शिव को नमस्कार—हे प्रभो, आप सदा भक्तों पर करुणा करने वाले हैं।
Guha (Skanda/Kumāra)
Scene: A devotee with folded hands before a radiant Śiva-liṅga; devas in the sky offering flowers; a subtle aura suggesting healing and calm mind.
FAQs
Śiva is approached as healer and inner indweller; devotion rests on His constant compassion toward bhaktas.
Implicitly Kumāreśvara/Guptakṣetra, since this stotra arises immediately after the site’s proclamation.
Stotra-pāṭha (recitation of praise) and the devotional utterance of salutations to Śiva.