Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 46
देव क्षमस्व दुरितं मम मातुरुमापते । मूढायास्त्वामजानंत्याः प्रसन्नो भव शंकर
deva kṣamasva duritaṃ mama māturumāpate | mūḍhāyāstvāmajānaṃtyāḥ prasanno bhava śaṃkara
ഹേ ദേവാ, ഹേ ഉമാപതേ, എന്റെ മാതാവിന്റെ ദുരിതം ക്ഷമിക്കണമേ; അവൾ മൂഢയായി നിന്നെ അറിയുന്നില്ല—ഹേ ശങ്കരാ, പ്രസന്നനാകണമേ।
The boy/devotee (Bālaka)
Tirtha: Śaṅkara-sannidhāna (liṅga-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The boy, still near the liṅga, raises folded hands and speaks a heartfelt plea: ‘Forgive my mother’s fault, O Umāpati; be gracious, O Śaṅkara.’ The sanctum light softens, suggesting mercy descending.
FAQs
Compassionate devotion seeks forgiveness for others and trusts in Śiva’s grace (prasāda) and mercy.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse is a direct prayer to Śiva as Umāpati.
A verbal prayer for kṣamā (forgiveness) is modeled; no formal rite is detailed.