Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 54
अहं ते हृदये गौरि त्वं च मे हृदि संस्थिता । अहं भ्राता च पुत्रश्च बंधुर्भर्ता तथैव च
ahaṃ te hṛdaye gauri tvaṃ ca me hṛdi saṃsthitā | ahaṃ bhrātā ca putraśca baṃdhurbhartā tathaiva ca
Wahai Gaurī, aku berada di dalam hatimu, dan engkau pun bersemayam di dalam hatiku. Aku juga bagimu sebagai saudara, sebagai anak, sebagai kerabat, dan sebagai suami pula.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva addresses Gaurī with a calm, intimate gesture—hands near the heart—signifying mutual indwelling; the background hints at Prabhāsa’s coastal sanctity and a distant liṅga shrine.
FAQs
The Divine is the innermost presence and the support of every relationship; devotion matures into intimate, all-encompassing belonging.
The statement appears within Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya, where divine presence is celebrated as immediate and heart-dwelling.
No ritual is prescribed; it encourages bhakti grounded in remembrance of the Lord as the inner Self and nearest relation.