Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 9
अतीव नोचितं सर्वमेतदीश्वर सर्वथा । यत्ते भक्ताः समं पापैर्मज्जंते दुःखसागरे
atīva nocitaṃ sarvametadīśvara sarvathā | yatte bhaktāḥ samaṃ pāpairmajjaṃte duḥkhasāgare
ഹേ ഈശ്വരാ, ഇത് എല്ലാതരത്തിലും അത്യന്തം അനുചിതമാണ്—നിന്റെ ഭക്തരും പാപികളോടൊപ്പം ദുഃഖസാഗരത്തിൽ മുങ്ങുന്നത്.
Nandabhadra (addressing Īśvara/Śiva)
Scene: A devotee points to an ‘ocean of sorrow’ where sinners and devotees appear together, pleading that this is unfitting; Śiva stands as protector, suggesting an unseen distinction (inner grace).
FAQs
Devotion is portrayed as a claim upon divine grace; the devotee appeals to Īśvara’s justice and compassion.
No site is specified in this verse; it emphasizes the theological theme of bhakta-protection.
None; it is a doctrinal complaint/prayer rather than a vrata or tīrtha-instruction.