Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 58
सुरथ उवाच । शत्रुभिर्मे हृतं राज्यं त्वत्प्रसादात्सुरेश्वर । तन्मे भवतु भूयोऽपि शत्रुभिः परिवर्ज्जितम्
suratha uvāca | śatrubhirme hṛtaṃ rājyaṃ tvatprasādātsureśvara | tanme bhavatu bhūyo'pi śatrubhiḥ parivarjjitam
Suratha disse: “Ó Senhor dos deuses, meu reino foi tomado por inimigos. Pela tua graça, que esse mesmo reino volte a mim novamente — desta vez livre da opressão dos adversários.”
Suratha
Type: kshetra
Listener: Bhairava/Hara (addressed as Sureśvara)
Scene: Suratha, humbled by defeat, petitions the deity for restoration of his kingdom, specifically asking for freedom from enemy harassment.
FAQs
Righteous aims, when placed before the deity with humility, are fulfilled through divine grace.
The verse occurs within the Nāgara Khaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya context, continuing a narrative of merit connected to local tīrthas (the specific site is not named in this single verse).
No explicit ritual is prescribed here; it is a direct petition (prārthanā) for protection and restoration.