Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 62
तस्मात्कुरु प्रसादं मे प्राणान्रक्ष दयां कुरु । प्रणतस्य सुदीनस्य हीनस्य च विशेषतः
tasmātkuru prasādaṃ me prāṇānrakṣa dayāṃ kuru | praṇatasya sudīnasya hīnasya ca viśeṣataḥ
ฉะนั้นขอพระองค์โปรดประทานพระกรุณาแก่ข้าพเจ้า คุ้มครองชีวิตของข้าพเจ้า และทรงเมตตาเถิด โดยเฉพาะต่อข้าพเจ้าผู้กราบนอบน้อม ผู้ยากไร้ยิ่ง และผู้ตกต่ำไร้ที่พึ่ง
Dānava (Hiraṇyākṣa’s son Bali), pleading to Devī
Scene: A humbled figure prostrates before Devī, hands extended in plea; the deity’s face softens with compassion, suggesting imminent protection and release.
FAQs
Sincere surrender (praṇati) and humility are presented as powerful grounds for receiving divine grace (prasāda) and protection.
This verse occurs within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya context; the snippet itself focuses on the devotional plea rather than naming a specific tīrtha.
No explicit rite is prescribed here; the practice emphasized is śaraṇāgati—supplication and taking refuge in Devī.