Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 86
सुतो यदा रुद्रभक्तः सानंदं सद्भिरीर्यते । भव तस्मात्प्रियार्थाय तिष्ठाम्यत्र षडानन
suto yadā rudrabhaktaḥ sānaṃdaṃ sadbhirīryate | bhava tasmātpriyārthāya tiṣṭhāmyatra ṣaḍānana
പുത്രൻ രുദ്രഭക്തനായി സജ്ജനർ ആനന്ദത്തോടെ അവനെ പുകഴ്ത്തുമ്പോൾ, പ്രിയാർത്ഥസിദ്ധിക്കായി ഞാൻ ഇവിടെ നിലകൊള്ളുന്നു, ഹേ ഷഡാനന।
Śrī Devī (the Goddess)
Listener: Ṣaḍānana (addressed)
Scene: A youthful devotee-son stands with folded hands before a Rudra-liṅga; elders and sādhus praise him; above or beside, Ṣaḍānana (Skanda) is shown ‘remaining’—a protective, abiding presence.
FAQs
The highest praise of family life is devotion: a Rudra-bhakta child brings joy to the virtuous and draws enduring divine presence.
The verse hints at a localized “here” (atra) within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa narrative, but does not name a particular tīrtha in this snippet.
No step-by-step rite is stated; it highlights the spiritual fruit of Rudra-bhakti and noble conduct.