Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 80
भक्तकल्पतरो शंभोऽनेनायं दुष्टयादसा । अनायिन मया नाथ भवद्भक्तजनार्भकः
bhaktakalpataro śaṃbho'nenāyaṃ duṣṭayādasā | anāyina mayā nātha bhavadbhaktajanārbhakaḥ
“ஓ ஷம்போ, பக்தர்களுக்குக் கல்பதருவே! ஓ நாதா, இந்தத் தீய நீர்வாழ் உயிர், உமது பக்தனின் இந்த நிரபராதக் குழந்தையை—யாருக்கும் தீங்கு செய்யாதவனை—கவர்ந்து சென்றது.”
Kardama (addressing Śiva)
Tirtha: Gaṅgā in Kāśī (contextual) / Viśveśvara-kshetra
Type: ghat
Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages (frame)
Scene: A distraught devotee points toward the river where a wicked water-creature has carried off a small child; Śambhu is invoked as the devotees’ wish-fulfilling protector.
FAQs
Śiva is portrayed as the immediate refuge for devotees when innocent dependents are threatened.
Kāśī, where Viśveśvara/Śambhu is celebrated as the protector of those who surrender.
None explicitly; the verse centers on heartfelt petition to the deity.