Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 71
व्याधिग्रस्तं कुष्ठरोगाभिभूतं भग्न प्राणं शीर्णदेहं विसंज्ञम् । माता पिता बांधवाः संत्यजंति सर्वैस्त्यक्तं पासि कोस्ति त्वदन्यः
vyādhigrastaṃ kuṣṭharogābhibhūtaṃ bhagna prāṇaṃ śīrṇadehaṃ visaṃjñam | mātā pitā bāṃdhavāḥ saṃtyajaṃti sarvaistyaktaṃ pāsi kosti tvadanyaḥ
जो रोगों से ग्रस्त, कुष्ठ से पीड़ित, प्राण-भंग, देह से क्षीण और अचेत हो—जिसे माता-पिता और बंधु भी त्याग दें, ऐसे सर्वत्यक्त की रक्षा आप ही करते हैं; आपके सिवा और कौन है?
Kamaṭha (the tortoise devotee), addressing Jayāditya (Sūrya)
Tirtha: Vyoma-liṅga (as refuge)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A wasted, unconscious patient on the ground; relatives turning away; above, a compassionate divine presence or liṅga emitting protective light; a single devotee offering water and prayer.
FAQs
When all worldly supports fail, surrender to the deity becomes the highest refuge; divine grace protects even the completely abandoned.
This verse is part of the Jayāditya-prasaṅga in Kaumārikākhaṇḍa; the snippet itself emphasizes the deity’s saving power more than naming a tirtha.
No direct ritual is prescribed in this verse; it functions as a plea of surrender within a hymn.