Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 101
त्वयि विप्रतिपन्नस्य त्वमेव शरणं मम । भूमौ स्खलितपादानां भूमिरेवावलंबनम्
tvayi vipratipannasya tvameva śaraṇaṃ mama | bhūmau skhalitapādānāṃ bhūmirevāvalaṃbanam
আমি বিভ্রান্ত ও অসহায়; আমার জন্য আপনি-ই একমাত্র শরণ। যাদের পা ভূমিতে পিছলে যায়, তাদের উঠবার অবলম্বনও সেই ভূমিই হয়।
Unspecified (context suggests a supplicant addressing a sage/authority figure)
Listener: The ascetic husband and wife.
Scene: The contrite speaker gestures to the ground, illustrating how one who slips still uses the earth to stand; the ascetic couple appears as steady pillars of refuge, offering a hand of guidance.
FAQs
When one falters, taking refuge in the wise and virtuous becomes the very means of standing up again.
No specific site is mentioned; the verse emphasizes the dharma of seeking refuge rather than a location-māhātmya.
None directly; the practical prescription is surrender and seeking guidance from a worthy refuge.