Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 8
क्षणं रावांस्ततो मुक्त्वा त्राहि मुञ्चेति वक्त्यणु । ततः कृपालुना मुक्ता पादयोः पतिताऽब्रवीत्
kṣaṇaṃ rāvāṃstato muktvā trāhi muñceti vaktyaṇu | tataḥ kṛpālunā muktā pādayoḥ patitā'bravīt
Après avoir poussé un cri un instant, elle supplia d’une voix faible : «Sauve-moi—relâche-moi !» Alors, délivrée par le compatissant, elle tomba à ses pieds et parla.
Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa) describing the scene (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa style)
Scene: A faint cry—‘Save me, release me!’—then the captor’s compassion; she is freed and collapses at his feet, beginning her confession.
FAQs
Taking refuge (śaraṇāgati) and sincere pleading for protection draws compassionate deliverance.
No explicit tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as narrative setup within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa.
None directly; the verse depicts supplication and release rather than a rite.