Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 171
विष्णोः समीपे परमामनो भृशं समेत्य सर्वे सुरदानवास्तदा । विष्णुं चाहुः परमेष्ठिनां पतिं तीरे तदानीमुदधेर्महात्मनः
viṣṇoḥ samīpe paramāmano bhṛśaṃ sametya sarve suradānavāstadā | viṣṇuṃ cāhuḥ parameṣṭhināṃ patiṃ tīre tadānīmudadhermahātmanaḥ
Da versammelten sich alle Götter und Dānavas, im Geist zutiefst bedrängt, nahe bei Viṣṇu am Ufer des erhabenen Ozeans und sprachen ihn als den Herrn der Parameṣṭhins an.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Mahodadhi-tīra (Samudra-tīra)
Type: ghat
Scene: A vast ocean shore under a heavy sky; devas and dānavas gathered with anxious faces, hands folded, approaching Viṣṇu who stands or sits radiantly near the waves.
FAQs
In crisis, even opposing powers unite in śaraṇāgati—refuge in the Supreme is the shared path to restoration.
The shore of the great ocean—contextually Kṣīrābdhi—functions as the sacred meeting-ground for divine appeal.
None; the emphasis is on collective supplication and approaching the divine presence.