Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 30
नन्दिनोऽपि गजास्यस्य महाकालस्य पुत्रक । तिष्ठ सौम्य मया सौख्यं न स्मरिष्यसि बांधवान्
nandino'pi gajāsyasya mahākālasya putraka | tiṣṭha saumya mayā saukhyaṃ na smariṣyasi bāṃdhavān
おおマハーカーラの愛し子よ――ナンディンの子でもあり、象面の神（ガネーシャ）の子でもある者よ――ここに留まれ、やさしき者よ。わたしと共に安楽に住せば、世の縁者をもはや思い出すことはない。
Śiva (Mahākāla), addressing the newly accepted devotee (Bhṛṅgirīṭi in immediate context)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva (moon-crested) addresses a youthful devotee/being, calling him ‘child of Mahākāla’, inviting him to remain in the sacred precinct; the atmosphere is protective and otherworldly, with hints of gaṇa presence.
FAQs
Divine closeness brings inner bliss and natural detachment from worldly ties.
The verse invokes Mahākāla (strongly associated with Ujjain in wider Purāṇic sacred geography), but this shloka alone does not explicitly name the location.
No explicit ritual; it describes the fruit of grace—abiding with the Lord in spiritual happiness and detachment.