Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9
तत्रापि च महदुःखं ज्ञातिनाशसमुद्भवम् । एतदर्थे सुरश्रेष्ठ मया चाराधितो भवान्
tatrāpi ca mahaduḥkhaṃ jñātināśasamudbhavam | etadarthe suraśreṣṭha mayā cārādhito bhavān
त्या जन्मातही नातलगांच्या नाशातून उत्पन्न होणारे महान दुःख होईल। म्हणूनच, हे देवश्रेष्ठा, मी भक्तिभावाने तुमची आराधना केली आहे।
Dharmarāja
Scene: A distressed devotee addresses the Lord with folded hands, speaking of impending kin-destruction and sorrow; the setting hints at a sacred precinct with pilgrims and a shrine.
FAQs
Foreseen suffering becomes a catalyst for devotion; worship is framed as a dharmic response to impending karmic pain.
The verse does not specify the tīrtha; it continues the kṣetra-based worship narrative.
Ārādhana (devotional propitiation/worship) is stated generally; specific items or steps are not repeated here.