Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 92
हलाहलं च संजातं तदॄष्ट्वा नारदेन हि । ततो देवानुवाचेदं देवर्षिरमितद्युतिः
halāhalaṃ ca saṃjātaṃ tadṝṣṭvā nāradena hi | tato devānuvācedaṃ devarṣiramitadyutiḥ
ولمّا نشأ سُمُّ هالاهالا رآه نارَدَ؛ ثم إنّ ذلك الرِّشيَّ الإلهيَّ ذا البهاء الذي لا يُحدّ خاطب الآلهة قائلاً هكذا.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) narrating; Nārada becomes the in-scene speaker next
Listener: Ṛṣis/assembly (frame)
Scene: Dark, smoky Hālāhala rises from the churned ocean; Nārada, radiant and urgent, witnesses and turns to address the devas.
FAQs
When crisis manifests from collective actions, wise counsel directs beings toward divine refuge and right response.
The verse occurs in Kedārakhaṇḍa’s broader Kedāra sacred setting; it is not a direct tīrtha-stuti line.
No explicit ritual; the narrative prepares for the prescription of remembering/appealing to Śiva.