Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 147
त्वमेव हंता दैत्यानां देवानां परिपालकः । धर्मसंस्थापकश्च त्वमेव ते रचितोंऽजलिः
tvameva haṃtā daityānāṃ devānāṃ paripālakaḥ | dharmasaṃsthāpakaśca tvameva te racitoṃ'jaliḥ
ତୁମେ ହିଁ ଦୈତ୍ୟମାନଙ୍କ ସଂହାରକ, ଦେବମାନଙ୍କ ପରିପାଳକ। ତୁମେ ହିଁ ଧର୍ମସ୍ଥାପକ—ଏହି ଅଞ୍ଜଳି ତୁମ ପାଇଁ ଅର୍ପିତ।
Skanda
Listener: Viṣṇu (addressed)
Scene: Skanda offers añjali to Viṣṇu, declaring him the sole slayer of daityas and establisher of dharma; the composition centers on the gesture of folded hands and serene authority.
FAQs
Dharma is upheld through divine guardianship; gratitude and humility are expressed through añjali (reverent salutation).
No tīrtha is referenced; the verse is centered on Viṣṇu’s dharmic role.
Offering añjali (folded-hands salutation) is implied as an act of devotion, though no formal rite is detailed.