Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 40
रोदनाद्रुद्रनामापि योजितोसि मया पुरा । मामेव शरणं याहि पुत्र रक्षां करोमि ते
rodanādrudranāmāpi yojitosi mayā purā | māmeva śaraṇaṃ yāhi putra rakṣāṃ karomi te
കരച്ചിലിന്റെ കാരണത്താൽ ഞാൻ മുമ്പേ നിന്നെ ‘രുദ്ര’ എന്ന നാമത്താലും വിളിച്ചു. മകനേ, എനിക്കേ ശരണം വരിക; ഞാൻ നിന്നെ രക്ഷിക്കും.
Skanda (narrating Brahmā’s speech; deduced: Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A tender yet awe-filled moment: Īśvara addresses a son-like figure, recalling the origin of the name ‘Rudra’ from crying, and offers sole refuge and protection; the setting hints at Kāśī’s sanctity with subtle ghāṭa/temple silhouettes.
FAQs
The verse highlights the motif of śaraṇāgati (seeking refuge), while also showing how pride and authority are negotiated in Purāṇic lore.
Within Kāśī-māhātmya, the lesson supports Kāśī’s role as the realm where divine law and protection are definitively established.
No explicit ritual; the emphasis is on refuge and protection as a dhārmic theme.