Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 4
नित्यं शैलाधिराजस्य देवता त्वमनिंदिते । सर्वं च सन्निधानं च मयि चातीव वत्सला
nityaṃ śailādhirājasya devatā tvamaniṃdite | sarvaṃ ca sannidhānaṃ ca mayi cātīva vatsalā
“ഹേ അനിന്ദിതേ! നീ നിത്യം ശൈലാധിരാജന്റെ അധിഷ്ഠാത്രി ദേവതയാണ്. നീ സർവ്വജ്ഞയും സർവ്വദാ സന്നിഹിതയും; എനിക്കു മേൽ അത്യന്തം വാത്സല്യമുള്ളവളുമാണ്.”
Girijā (Pārvatī)
Listener: Sages / internal participants
Scene: Girijā addresses the blameless goddess with affectionate reverence, affirming her as the ever-present deity of Himavat and as one who knows all; the scene is calm, devotional, and intimate.
FAQs
The Purāṇa celebrates place-based divinity: sacred realms have guardians whose omnipresence supports devotees in संकट (difficulty).
The ‘king of mountains’ (Himālaya/Himācala complex) is praised implicitly through its ever-present presiding deity.
None.