Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 21
नमोऽस्तु सर्वरुद्रेभ्यो दिशमूर्ध्वं समाश्रिताः । रक्षंति सकलांल्लोकान्भूतार्नां जंभकाद्भयात्
namo'stu sarvarudrebhyo diśamūrdhvaṃ samāśritāḥ | rakṣaṃti sakalāṃllokānbhūtārnāṃ jaṃbhakādbhayāt
ان سب رُدروں کو نمسکار جو اوپر کی سمت میں مقیم ہیں، جو بھوتوں کے جھنڈ اور جَمبھک کے خوف سے تمام لوکوں کی حفاظت کرتے ہیں۔
Tāpasas (ascetics)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Rudras stationed at the zenith, forming a canopy of protection; below, swirling masses of bhūtas are held at bay; a personified ‘Jaṃbhaka’ threat is shown as a dark, sharp-toothed figure repelled by a trident’s radiance.
FAQs
Invoking Rudra is portrayed as a shield against unseen terrors and disruptive forces, restoring dharmic safety.
The chapter’s tīrtha-context frames this as a protective stuti connected to pilgrimage merit; the verse itself does not name the tīrtha.
Protective invocation through namaskāra/stuti to Rudras.