Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 47
शरण्यं मामनुप्राप्तं विद्धि त्वं नृपसत्तम । महद्भूतभयाद्रक्ष यदि शक्नोषि पार्थिव
śaraṇyaṃ māmanuprāptaṃ viddhi tvaṃ nṛpasattama | mahadbhūtabhayādrakṣa yadi śaknoṣi pārthiva
«Sache, ô meilleur des rois, que je suis venu à toi en quête d’asile. Protège-moi de la crainte de ce puissant être, si tu le peux, ô maître de la terre.»
Yājñavalkya
Scene: In Janaka’s court, Yājñavalkya stands with folded hands, declaring himself a refugee and pleading for protection from the mighty being’s terror.
FAQs
Śaraṇāgati (seeking refuge) is presented as a dharmic act; it also tests whether worldly protectors can truly shield one from cosmic consequences.
Not a single tīrtha is named in this verse; the Revā Khaṇḍa context ties the teaching to the sacred Narmadā landscape.
No rite is prescribed; the verse focuses on the ethical duty of protection and the humility of requesting refuge.