Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 67
ततस्तु दानवाः सर्वे युद्धान्निर्वृत्य सर्वतः । मेरुशृंगं समाश्रित्य रम्यं वासं प्रचक्रमुः
tatastu dānavāḥ sarve yuddhānnirvṛtya sarvataḥ | meruśṛṃgaṃ samāśritya ramyaṃ vāsaṃ pracakramuḥ
Alors, tous les Dānavas, cessant le combat de toutes parts, se réfugièrent sur un sommet du Méru et entreprirent d’y établir un campement plaisant.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Nāgarakhaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Meru-śṛṅga (mythic)
Type: peak
Scene: Asuras withdraw from the dark battlefield and climb to a luminous, pleasant peak of Meru; tents and pavilions rise, fires are lit, and sentries stand along the ridge.
FAQs
Even hostile forces seek ‘refuge’ and regrouping; Purāṇas contrast such temporary shelters with true śaraṇāgati—refuge in dharma and the Divine.
Meru is invoked as sacred cosmic geography; however, the verse does not provide a tīrtha-vidhi or pilgrimage merit statement here.
None.