Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 65
शिवेति द्व्यक्षरं नाम त्रायते महतो भयात् । तस्माच्छिवश्चिंत्यतां वै स्मर्यतां च द्विजोत्तमाः
śiveti dvyakṣaraṃ nāma trāyate mahato bhayāt | tasmācchivaściṃtyatāṃ vai smaryatāṃ ca dvijottamāḥ
นามสองพยางค์ว่า ‘ศิวะ’ ย่อมคุ้มครองให้พ้นจากความหวาดกลัวอันใหญ่หลวง เพราะฉะนั้น โอ้ทวิชผู้ประเสริฐ จงภาวนาใคร่ครวญและระลึกถึงพระศิวะเถิด
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the Ṛṣis (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra (instruction applicable universally)
Type: kshetra
Listener: dvijottamāḥ
Scene: A pilgrim in a stormy Himalayan pass repeats ‘Śiva’; the syllables appear as luminous script shielding him; fear dissolves into calm as a distant liṅga-light guides the path.
FAQs
Remembrance of Śiva’s name is presented as a direct refuge that removes existential fear.
The verse is a general praise of Śiva-nāma within Kedārakhaṇḍa, not a site-specific māhātmya statement.
Cintana and smaraṇa of Śiva—practically expressed as nāma-japa and devotional remembrance—are prescribed.