Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2
विश्वामित्रं परित्यज्य नान्योस्ति भुवनत्रये । यः कुर्यान्मे परित्राणं दुःखादस्मात्सुदारुणात्
viśvāmitraṃ parityajya nānyosti bhuvanatraye | yaḥ kuryānme paritrāṇaṃ duḥkhādasmātsudāruṇāt
“Apart from Viśvāmitra, there is no one in the three worlds who could deliver me from this exceedingly dreadful sorrow.”
Triśaṅku (inferred—first-person lament within Sūta's narration)
Scene: A distressed king (or protagonist) speaks inwardly or aloud: hands folded, eyes heavy with sorrow, declaring that only Viśvāmitra can save him from dreadful suffering.
FAQs
When human strength fails, dharma directs one to seek refuge in realized sages whose tapas and wisdom can guide deliverance.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse points to a sage (Viśvāmitra) as the pivotal refuge.
None; it is a statement of dependence and seeking protection.