Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 62
महेश्वर उवाच । प्रीतोस्म्यनेन स्तोत्रेण तव धर्म महामते । वरं मत्तो वृणीष्व त्वं मा विलंबं कुरुष्व वै
maheśvara uvāca | prītosmyanena stotreṇa tava dharma mahāmate | varaṃ matto vṛṇīṣva tvaṃ mā vilaṃbaṃ kuruṣva vai
Maheśvara bertitah: “Wahai Dharma, yang berjiwa besar, Aku berkenan dengan stotra ini darimu. Pilihlah satu kurnia daripada-Ku; jangan berlengah.”
Maheśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Setukṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Maheśvara speaks directly to Dharma, palm raised in boon-giving gesture (varada-mudrā), expression firm yet compassionate, inviting a boon.
FAQs
Devotional praise is not merely poetic—it is a dharmic act that invites divine grace and blessings.
Setu is the contextual sacred region; the narrative presents it as a spiritually responsive kṣetra.
Implicitly, stotra-pāṭha (hymn recitation) is affirmed as a powerful devotional practice.