Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 12
पुत्रपुत्रेति वाशंते यत्र पुत्रप्रियाः खगाः । यथा शिवप्रियाः शैवा नित्यं शिवशिवेति च
putraputreti vāśaṃte yatra putrapriyāḥ khagāḥ | yathā śivapriyāḥ śaivā nityaṃ śivaśiveti ca
وہاں اپنے بچوں سے محبت رکھنے والے پرندے ‘بیٹا، بیٹا!’ پکار اٹھتے ہیں؛ جیسے شیو کے محبوب شیو بھکت ہمیشہ ‘شیو، شیو!’ کا جپ کرتے رہتے ہیں۔
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), as narrator within Māheśvara-khaṇḍa context
Tirtha: Bhṛgu-āśrama (implied)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārtha (Arjuna)
Scene: A tranquil forest hermitage where birds call to their chicks; the sound visually parallels ascetics softly repeating ‘Śiva, Śiva’ amid rudrākṣa trees and smoke from homa fires.
FAQs
Constant remembrance of God through nāma-japa becomes as natural as a creature’s spontaneous call—devotion should be continuous and heartfelt.
No specific named tīrtha appears; the verse highlights the sanctifying power of a Śiva-filled devotional environment.
Implied practice: nāma-japa—repetition of ‘Śiva, Śiva’ as a steady devotional discipline.