Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 32
संस्मरंतोऽथ देवेश मुमापतिमनिंदितम् । ततो देवाः सगन्धर्वा यक्षाश्चोद्विग्नमानसाः । कैलासशिखरं भूय आजग्मुः शिवसन्निधौ
saṃsmaraṃto'tha deveśa mumāpatimaniṃditam | tato devāḥ sagandharvā yakṣāścodvignamānasāḥ | kailāsaśikharaṃ bhūya ājagmuḥ śivasannidhau
Alors, se souvenant du Seigneur sans tache—l’époux d’Umā—ô Seigneur des dieux, les devas, avec les Gandharvas et les Yakṣas, l’esprit troublé par la crainte, se rendirent de nouveau au sommet du Kailāsa, en la présence de Śiva.
Narrator
Tirtha: Kailāsa
Type: peak
Listener: Devēśa / Rājan (as addressed in the narrative)
Scene: A celestial procession—devas, Gandharvas, and Yakṣas—moving anxiously toward the luminous peak of Kailāsa; Śiva’s presence implied by radiance and sacred stillness at the summit.
FAQs
When cosmic balance is threatened, even the gods seek refuge in Śiva; surrender to the supreme protector is portrayed as the dharmic response.
Kailāsa is highlighted as the sacred divine abode where seekers approach Śiva for protection and resolution.
No explicit rite; the act emphasized is smaraṇa (remembrance) and śaraṇāgati (seeking refuge) in Śiva.