Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 44
नमोऽस्तु नानाभुवनाधिकर्त्रे नमोऽस्तु भक्ताभिमतप्रदात्रे । नमोऽस्तु कर्मप्रसावाय धात्रे नमः सदा ते भगवन्सुकर्त्रे
namo'stu nānābhuvanādhikartre namo'stu bhaktābhimatapradātre | namo'stu karmaprasāvāya dhātre namaḥ sadā te bhagavansukartre
ನಾನಾ ಭುವನಗಳ ಅಧಿಕರ್ತೃ-ಕರ್ತೃ ನಿಮಗೆ ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ; ಭಕ್ತರ ಅಭಿಮತವನ್ನು ನೀಡುವ ನಿಮಗೆ ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ. ಕರ್ಮಫಲವನ್ನು ಪ್ರಸವಿಸುವ ಧಾತ್ರೆಗೆ ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ; ಹೇ ಭಗವನ್, ಸರ್ವಕರ್ಮಗಳ ಸುಕর্তೃ, ನಿಮಗೆ ಸದಾ ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ।
Umāputra (Skanda/Kumāra) praising Śiva
Scene: Śiva as cosmic sovereign holding symbols of creation and order; devotees offering gifts (dāna) and receiving blessings; multiple worlds depicted as concentric spheres around him.
FAQs
Śiva governs creation and karmic fruition while remaining compassionate to devotees, granting rightful desires through dharmic order.
No particular site is mentioned; the verse praises Śiva’s cosmic lordship and grace in general.
None directly; the implied practice is devotional praise (stuti) and faith in karmic justice under Śiva.