Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 107
उमया सह संत्यक्त्वा रथं वृषभमावहत् । ओमित्यथ जपन्ब्रह्मा आकाशं सहसाश्रितः
umayā saha saṃtyaktvā rathaṃ vṛṣabhamāvahat | omityatha japanbrahmā ākāśaṃ sahasāśritaḥ
উমার সঙ্গে রথ ত্যাগ করে তিনি বৃষভে আরূঢ় হলেন। তখন ব্রহ্মা ‘ওঁ’ জপ করতে করতে সহসাই আকাশে আশ্রয় নিলেন।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)
Scene: Śiva and Umā dismount the chariot and ascend onto the Bull; Brahmā, hands in japa-mudrā, rises into the sky chanting Oṃ; the battlefield below recedes.
FAQs
When danger surges, refuge in the Supreme (symbolized by Oṃ) and surrender to divine order becomes the stabilizing dharma.
No tīrtha is specified; the verse highlights mantra (Oṃ) and divine movement (Śiva on Vṛṣabha).
Japa is implied: Brahmā recites “Oṃ” (praṇava-japa) as an act of refuge and steadiness.