Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 30
तच्छ्रुत्वा तस्य दीनस्य भगवाञ्छशिशेखरः । प्रोवाच तव दास्यामि राज्यं त्रैलोक्यसंभवम्
tacchrutvā tasya dīnasya bhagavāñchaśiśekharaḥ | provāca tava dāsyāmi rājyaṃ trailokyasaṃbhavam
เมื่อทรงสดับคำวิงวอนของผู้ตกทุกข์ได้ยากนั้น พระผู้มีพระภาค—พระศิวะ ผู้ทรงปิ่นพระจันทร์—จึงตรัสว่า "เราจะมอบความเป็นใหญ่ในสามโลกให้แก่เจ้า"
Śiva (Śaśiśekhara)
Scene: Śiva with crescent moon, serene face, speaking words of assurance; Indra’s posture shifts from despair to hope—hands still folded but shoulders lifted.
FAQs
Divine compassion responds to sincere distress; Śiva’s grace restores rightful authority for the protection of cosmic order.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it emphasizes Śiva’s salvific role within the māhātmya narrative.
None stated; the verse depicts the fruit of devotion—divine assurance and protection.