Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 35
तस्मात्सर्वाश्रयो देवि गिरिः पर्वतराङ्भवेत् । सुरासुरमनुष्याणां यथाहमपि चाश्रयः
tasmātsarvāśrayo devi giriḥ parvatarāṅbhavet | surāsuramanuṣyāṇāṃ yathāhamapi cāśrayaḥ
Karena itu, wahai Dewi, gunung ini akan menjadi tempat berlindung bagi semua, unggul di antara para gunung—sebagaimana Aku pun menjadi perlindungan bagi para deva, asura, dan manusia.
Nārāyaṇa (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Nārāyaṇagiri
Type: peak
Listener: Devī
Scene: A majestic mountain with three groups—devas, asuras, and humans—approaching from different paths, all sheltered under the same luminous presence of Nārāyaṇa.
FAQs
A tīrtha becomes ‘refuge’ by divine presence—mirroring God’s universal shelter for all beings.
Nārāyaṇagiri, declared the ‘king of mountains’ and a universal sanctuary.
No specific ritual is stated; the verse establishes the site’s protective and refuge-giving power.