Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 9
त्वं धाता सर्वलोकानां पिता माता त्वमीश्वरः । कृपया परया युक्तः पाह्यस्मांस्त्वं महेश्वर
tvaṃ dhātā sarvalokānāṃ pitā mātā tvamīśvaraḥ | kṛpayā parayā yuktaḥ pāhyasmāṃstvaṃ maheśvara
നീ തന്നെയാണ് സർവ്വലോകങ്ങളുടെ ധാതാവ്; നീ തന്നെയാണ് പിതാവും മാതാവും—നീ തന്നെയാണ് ഈശ്വരൻ. പരമകരുണയോടെ യുക്തനായി, ഹേ മഹേശ്വരാ, ഞങ്ങളെ രക്ഷിക്കണമേ।
Brahmā
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Maheśvara (Śiva)
Scene: Brahmā’s voice turns intimate: before the majestic Lord, he confesses dependence—‘You are father and mother’—and pleads for protection, with the assembly softened into quiet reverence.
FAQs
Śiva is the complete refuge—creator and caregiver; devotion is fulfilled as a heartfelt request for protection rooted in compassion.
Kedāra, as the sacred theater of divine supplication and grace.
A direct śaraṇāgati-prārthanā (prayer of surrender) is modeled: “pāhi asmān”—seek the Lord’s protection.