Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 22
परां चतुर्मुखोत्पत्तिकल्पसंकल्पनामिव । शरणं स जगामाशु विनीतात्मा स्तुवन्निति
parāṃ caturmukhotpattikalpasaṃkalpanāmiva | śaraṇaṃ sa jagāmāśu vinītātmā stuvanniti
Then, with a humbled heart, he swiftly sought refuge—lofty as the creative resolve that brings forth the four-faced Brahmā—and began to praise Him thus.
Narrator (transition into Śiva’s hymn)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee (or deity) with bowed head and folded hands approaches the radiant Viṣṇu; behind, a subtle cosmic tableau hints at Brahmā’s origin—lotus/creation symbolism—signifying the Lord as the source and refuge.
FAQs
Humility and refuge (śaraṇāgati) are presented as the doorway to authentic praise and grace.
Ayodhyā, as the devotional setting where surrender and stuti unfold.
No explicit rite; the implied practice is stuti (hymnic praise) with a humble mind.
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