Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 114
महादेवमिहायातं सर्वदेवनमस्कृतम् । गच्छध्वं शरणं शीघ्रं यदि जीवितुमिच्छत
mahādevamihāyātaṃ sarvadevanamaskṛtam | gacchadhvaṃ śaraṇaṃ śīghraṃ yadi jīvitumicchata
لقد أتى إلى هنا المهاديڤا—الذي تسجد له الآلهة جميعًا. فاسرعوا إلى الاحتماء به، إن كنتم تريدون الحياة.
Narrative voice within the episode (contextual exhortation to the gathered beings)
Scene: A sudden theophany of Mahādeva; gods and attendants recoil in fear and reverence, urged to run toward Śiva for shelter as a looming threat approaches.
FAQs
Śaraṇāgati—taking refuge in Śiva—is portrayed as the sure path to safety and right order.
No site is named; the verse emphasizes refuge in Mahādeva rather than a geography-specific māhātmya.
A practical spiritual injunction: approach and surrender (seek śaraṇa) to Mahādeva promptly.