Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 43
तस्माद्विघ्नस्य मे रक्षां देवदेवः प्रयच्छतु । यथा नो नाशमायाति तपः सर्वं कृतं महत्
tasmādvighnasya me rakṣāṃ devadevaḥ prayacchatu | yathā no nāśamāyāti tapaḥ sarvaṃ kṛtaṃ mahat
เพราะฉะนั้น ขอพระผู้เป็นเจ้าแห่งเทพทั้งปวงโปรดประทานความคุ้มครองแก่ข้าพเจ้าจากอุปสรรคทั้งหลาย เพื่อว่าตบะอันยิ่งใหญ่ที่ข้าพเจ้าบำเพ็ญจะไม่ถึงความพินาศ
Viśvāmitra (deduced; prayer to Śiva)
Scene: An ascetic/kingly devotee with folded hands prays to the ‘deva-deva’ for protection; ritual fire and austerity implements nearby; atmosphere of resolve before a sacred undertaking.
FAQs
Austerity should be guarded by humility and prayer; divine protection is sought so spiritual effort is not wasted.
The immediate setting continues the Kailāsa refuge-context, though the verse itself focuses on prayer rather than place-description.
Seeking vighna-protection through prayer (stuti/ārādhana) is implied as support for ongoing tapas.