Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 168
स्वामिन्नः पश्यतामेव सर्वं दैत्यैः प्रगृह्यते । विधेहि रक्षां तेषां त्वं न नष्टः स्मो यथा वयम्
svāminnaḥ paśyatāmeva sarvaṃ daityaiḥ pragṛhyate | vidhehi rakṣāṃ teṣāṃ tvaṃ na naṣṭaḥ smo yathā vayam
हे स्वामी! आमच्या पाहतापाहता सर्व काही दैत्यांनी हरण केले जात आहे। त्यांच्या विरुद्ध रक्षणाची व्यवस्था करा, जेणेकरून आम्ही नष्ट होऊ नये।
Devāḥ and Pitaraḥ (addressing Brahmā)
Scene: Devas and Pitṛs, distressed, point toward a world being ‘seized’ by daityas; they plead to Brahmā for a protective ordinance.
FAQs
When dharma is threatened, one seeks protective ordinances rooted in divine law rather than force alone.
No holy site is specified; the emphasis is on protecting ritual and its recipients.
A request for instituting rakṣā (ritual protection) so gifts/offerings are not diverted or seized.