Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 44
नमोऽस्तु नानाभुवनाधिकर्त्रे नमोऽस्तु भक्ताभिमतप्रदात्रे । नमोऽस्तु कर्मप्रसावाय धात्रे नमः सदा ते भगवन्सुकर्त्रे
namo'stu nānābhuvanādhikartre namo'stu bhaktābhimatapradātre | namo'stu karmaprasāvāya dhātre namaḥ sadā te bhagavansukartre
नानाभुवनांचा अधिपती-कर्ता आपणास नमस्कार; भक्तांच्या अभिमताची पूर्तता करणाऱ्या आपणास नमस्कार। कर्मफळ प्रसव करणाऱ्या धात्र्यास नमस्कार; हे भगवन्, सर्वकर्मांचे सुकर्ता, आपणास सदा नमस्कार।
Umāputra (Skanda/Kumāra) praising Śiva
Scene: Śiva as cosmic sovereign holding symbols of creation and order; devotees offering gifts (dāna) and receiving blessings; multiple worlds depicted as concentric spheres around him.
FAQs
Śiva governs creation and karmic fruition while remaining compassionate to devotees, granting rightful desires through dharmic order.
No particular site is mentioned; the verse praises Śiva’s cosmic lordship and grace in general.
None directly; the implied practice is devotional praise (stuti) and faith in karmic justice under Śiva.