Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 83
तक्षक उवाच । भोभो नरेंद्रदायाद मा भैषीर्धीरतां व्रज । सर्वदेवेषु को देवो युष्माभिः पूज्यते सदा
takṣaka uvāca | bhobho nareṃdradāyāda mā bhaiṣīrdhīratāṃ vraja | sarvadeveṣu ko devo yuṣmābhiḥ pūjyate sadā
ತಕ್ಷಕನು ಹೇಳಿದನು: ಓ ರಾಜನ ವಾರಸನೇ, ಭಯಪಡಬೇಡ; ಧೈರ್ಯವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿಕೊ. ಎಲ್ಲಾ ದೇವರಲ್ಲಿ ನೀವು ಸದಾ ಯಾರನ್ನು ಪೂಜಿಸುತ್ತೀರಿ?
Takṣaka
Listener: (Inner) the prince (rājanandana)
Scene: Takṣaka addresses the prince with a calming gesture—hand raised in reassurance—then poses a pointed question about the deity of constant worship; the prince listens attentively.
FAQs
Fearlessness and steadiness support right worship; clarity about one’s chosen deity (iṣṭa-devatā) anchors dharma.
None is specified; the verse centers on devotional allegiance rather than sacred geography.
No specific ritual is prescribed; it asks about the regular object of worship.