Skandapurana 5.275.183_2

5.275.183_2

eko jānāti devo'yaṃ mama saṃdarśanaṃ gataḥ ..
devadevo mahādevaḥ prathamaṃ bhaktavatsalaḥ .. 16 ..

One thinks: “This god, the god of gods, Mahādeva,
who is fond of his devotees, has come first into my sight.”