Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 64
प्रसीद मे महादेव संसारार्त्तस्य खिद्यतः । सर्वपापभयं हृत्वा रक्ष मां परमेश्वर
prasīda me mahādeva saṃsārārttasya khidyataḥ | sarvapāpabhayaṃ hṛtvā rakṣa māṃ parameśvara
اے مہادیو! مجھ پر کرپا فرما؛ میں سنسار کے دکھ سے ستایا اور غم سے نڈھال ہوں۔ تمام گناہوں سے پیدا ہونے والے خوف کو دور کرکے، اے پرمیشور، میری حفاظت فرما۔
Devotee/worshipper (supplication following praise)
Scene: A weary pilgrim, dust-covered from travel, kneels before a liṅga, hands raised in supplication; Śiva’s presence is felt as a protective aura dispelling dark clouds labeled ‘pāpa-bhaya’.
FAQs
A devotee should openly confess saṃsāric suffering and seek Śiva’s grace for purification and protection.
No specific location is named in this verse.
Supplicatory prayer (prārthanā) asking for removal of sin-fear and divine protection.