Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 147
त्वमेव हंता दैत्यानां देवानां परिपालकः । धर्मसंस्थापकश्च त्वमेव ते रचितोंऽजलिः
tvameva haṃtā daityānāṃ devānāṃ paripālakaḥ | dharmasaṃsthāpakaśca tvameva te racitoṃ'jaliḥ
تم ہی دَیتیہوں کے قاتل ہو اور دیوتاؤں کے نگہبان۔ تم ہی دھرم کے قائم کرنے والے ہو—اسی لیے یہ عقیدت بھرا اَنجلی نمسکار تمہیں ہی پیش ہے۔
Skanda
Listener: Viṣṇu (addressed)
Scene: Skanda offers añjali to Viṣṇu, declaring him the sole slayer of daityas and establisher of dharma; the composition centers on the gesture of folded hands and serene authority.
FAQs
Dharma is upheld through divine guardianship; gratitude and humility are expressed through añjali (reverent salutation).
No tīrtha is referenced; the verse is centered on Viṣṇu’s dharmic role.
Offering añjali (folded-hands salutation) is implied as an act of devotion, though no formal rite is detailed.