Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 32
तं दृष्ट्वा पतितं भूमौ देवदेवो महेश्वरः । को हनिष्यति माभैस्त्वं हुङ्कारमकरोत्तदा
taṃ dṛṣṭvā patitaṃ bhūmau devadevo maheśvaraḥ | ko haniṣyati mābhaistvaṃ huṅkāramakarottadā
Melihatnya terjatuh di tanah, Maheśvara, Dewa para dewa, bersabda, “Siapa yang akan mencelakakanmu? Jangan takut.” Saat itu juga Ia mengumandangkan huṅkāra yang menggelegar.
Śiva (Maheśvara)
Tirtha: Śiva-liṅga kṣetra within Revā-khaṇḍa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Bhārata
Scene: Maheśvara appears upon seeing the devotee fallen; he raises a hand in abhaya-mudrā, declares ‘Do not fear,’ and releases a thunderous huṅkāra that halts all threat.
FAQs
The Lord personally removes fear for the surrendered devotee; divine assurance (“mā bhaiḥ”) is central to bhakti-dharma.
The place of Śiva’s intervention becomes the basis for the later famed Kohanasve Tīrtha.
No formal rite; the verse highlights Śiva’s protective power and the potency of his huṅkāra.