Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 52
देवासुरमनुष्यास्तु सिद्धविद्याधरोरगाः । मृत्युस्थाने स्थितो वापि जन्मप्रांतगतस्तथा
devāsuramanuṣyāstu siddhavidyādharoragāḥ | mṛtyusthāne sthito vāpi janmaprāṃtagatastathā
—神々、アスラ、人間、シッダ、ヴィディヤーダラ、ナーガであっても；たとえ死の場に立つ者、あるいは命の境に至った者であっても—
Śani
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: (frame audience)
Scene: Śani’s promise extends to all classes of beings—even those at the place of death or at life’s boundary—assuring the hymn’s protective efficacy.
FAQs
Devotional refuge is portrayed as effective even in extreme conditions, underscoring the purāṇic faith in stotra’s power.
The chapter belongs to Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, connecting these assurances with the sacred authority of Prabhāsa.
Continuation of the prescription: recitation of Śani’s stotra for protection, even in death-threatening circumstances.