Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 42
त्राता त्वं हि जगन्नाथ पिता माता सुहृत्सखा । त्वमेव बंधुः स्वजनो लोकानां प्रभुरीश्वरः
trātā tvaṃ hi jagannātha pitā mātā suhṛtsakhā | tvameva baṃdhuḥ svajano lokānāṃ prabhurīśvaraḥ
اے جگن ناتھ! تو ہی نجات دہندہ ہے—باپ اور ماں، خیر خواہ اور دوست۔ تو ہی رشتہ دار اور اپنا ہے؛ تمام جہانوں کے لیے تو ہی حاکم رب اور ایشور ہے۔
Rājā (the king)
Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha
Type: kshetra
Listener: Rudra/Śiva
Scene: The king’s devotion intensifies: he gestures as if naming every relationship—father, mother, friend—directing all affection and dependence toward Śiva in the Himalayan shrine setting.
FAQs
True refuge is single-pointed dependence on Śiva, who fulfills every relationship and protection.
Kedāra, presented as a refuge-bestowing kṣetra where the devotee experiences Śiva as the sole support.
None explicitly; the verse models bhakti through heartfelt confession of dependence.