Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 69
यतो धर्मस्य सर्वस्य नानारूपैः प्रवर्ततः । परित्राणाय भवतः कृष्णस्य च भवो भवे
yato dharmasya sarvasya nānārūpaiḥ pravartataḥ | paritrāṇāya bhavataḥ kṛṣṇasya ca bhavo bhave
कारण तुझ्यापासूनच नानारूपांनी सर्व धर्म प्रवर्ततो। तुझ्या आणि कृष्णाच्या रक्षणासाठी शिव जन्मोजन्मी सहाय्यक ठरोत॥
Narratorial voice within Sūta’s discourse (embedded benediction; addressee likely Arjuna)
Tirtha: Guptakṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Kuru-dvaha (best of the Kurus)
Scene: A benediction scene: the narrator blesses the Kuru hero and Kṛṣṇa, invoking Śiva’s protection across births; Śiva appears as a calm, ash-smeared guardian presence behind them, signifying enduring grace.
FAQs
Dharma manifests diversely through divine agency, and Śiva’s protective grace is sought across lifetimes.
No single tīrtha is named; the verse functions as a theological benediction within the Guptakṣetra/Staṃbhatīrtha narrative.
A prayerful invocation of Śiva (Bhava) for protection—implicitly encouraging devotion and remembrance.