Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 16
मुदिताः प्रतिवर्तंते गृहस्थमिव प्राणिनः । शीतमातपवर्षांश्च क्लेशान्नानाविधान्सहन्
muditāḥ prativartaṃte gṛhasthamiva prāṇinaḥ | śītamātapavarṣāṃśca kleśānnānāvidhānsahan
शीत, आतप और वर्षा आदि नाना क्लेशों को सहते हुए प्राणी (तुम्हारी ओर) ऐसे प्रसन्न होकर लौटते हैं, मानो गृहस्थ के घर लौट रहे हों।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa), narrating
Tirtha: Achala-āśraya (mountain refuge)
Type: kshetra
Listener: the mountain (Bhūdhara/Achala)
Scene: Travelers and forest creatures, drenched by rain and weary from heat and cold, return joyfully to the mountain’s foothill shelters and groves like children returning home.
FAQs
A truly dharmic refuge gives safety and reassurance to all beings, like a righteous householder protects dependents.
No named tīrtha is specified; the verse praises the sheltering nature of the sacred setting.
None; it is a descriptive praise of refuge and endurance.