Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 37
रक्षणीयः सुकृच्छ्रेषु संकटेषु सदैव हि । त्वयि गोचरपीडायां संस्थिते चार्कसंभव
rakṣaṇīyaḥ sukṛcchreṣu saṃkaṭeṣu sadaiva hi | tvayi gocarapīḍāyāṃ saṃsthite cārkasaṃbhava
“اسے سخت مصیبتوں اور بحرانوں میں ہمیشہ محفوظ رکھا جائے—خصوصاً جب تم پر گَوچَر کی پیڑا (نحس گردش) قائم ہو، اے آفتاب زادہ!”
Rājā Daśaratha
Type: kshetra
Scene: A protective decree: the devotee must be guarded in severe hardships, especially during painful gocara; the graha-deity is invoked as Arka-sambhava, looming yet restrained, turning from afflicter to guardian.
FAQs
Even during intense karmic phases (symbolized by difficult transits), dharmic support and divine restraint can protect the devotee.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it continues the Śani-śānti teaching within a tīrtha-māhātmya context.
No new rite is specified here; it states the desired outcome—protection during gocara-based distress.