Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 63
त्वं गतिः सर्वलोकानां त्वपिता परमेश्वरः । त्वया विना जगत्सर्वं तत्क्षणादेव नश्यति
tvaṃ gatiḥ sarvalokānāṃ tvapitā parameśvaraḥ | tvayā vinā jagatsarvaṃ tatkṣaṇādeva naśyati
നീ തന്നെയാണ് സർവ്വലോകങ്ങളുടെ ഗതിയും ആശ്രയവും; നീ തന്നെയാണ് പിതാവ്, ഹേ പരമേശ്വരാ. നിന്നില്ലാതെ ഈ സർവ്വജഗത്ത് ആ ക്ഷണത്തിൽ തന്നെ നശിക്കും।
Brāhmaṇas/Vipras praising Nīlarūpa Mahādeva
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee or priest offers a heartfelt stuti before the deity; behind, a symbolic cosmic tableau shows worlds upheld by the Supreme, hinting that without Him all dissolves.
FAQs
All existence depends upon the Supreme Lord; recognizing Śiva as the ultimate refuge is central to Purāṇic dharma.
It supports the adhyāya’s tīrtha-glorification by presenting Nīlarūpa Mahādeva as the presiding divine power of the sacred locale.
No explicit ritual is stated here; it functions as a stuti (hymn) within the tīrtha narrative.