Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 9
त्वं धाता सर्वलोकानां पिता माता त्वमीश्वरः । कृपया परया युक्तः पाह्यस्मांस्त्वं महेश्वर
tvaṃ dhātā sarvalokānāṃ pitā mātā tvamīśvaraḥ | kṛpayā parayā yuktaḥ pāhyasmāṃstvaṃ maheśvara
تو تمام جہانوں کا دھاتا ہے؛ تو ہی باپ اور ماں ہے—تو ہی ایشور ہے۔ برتر کرپا سے آراستہ ہو کر، اے مہیشور، ہماری حفاظت فرما۔
Brahmā
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Maheśvara (Śiva)
Scene: Brahmā’s voice turns intimate: before the majestic Lord, he confesses dependence—‘You are father and mother’—and pleads for protection, with the assembly softened into quiet reverence.
FAQs
Śiva is the complete refuge—creator and caregiver; devotion is fulfilled as a heartfelt request for protection rooted in compassion.
Kedāra, as the sacred theater of divine supplication and grace.
A direct śaraṇāgati-prārthanā (prayer of surrender) is modeled: “pāhi asmān”—seek the Lord’s protection.