Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 32
संस्मरंतोऽथ देवेश मुमापतिमनिंदितम् । ततो देवाः सगन्धर्वा यक्षाश्चोद्विग्नमानसाः । कैलासशिखरं भूय आजग्मुः शिवसन्निधौ
saṃsmaraṃto'tha deveśa mumāpatimaniṃditam | tato devāḥ sagandharvā yakṣāścodvignamānasāḥ | kailāsaśikharaṃ bhūya ājagmuḥ śivasannidhau
അപ്പോൾ, ഹേ ദേവേശാ, അനിന്ദ്യനായ ഉമാപതിയായ പ്രഭുവിനെ സ്മരിച്ചുകൊണ്ട്, ദേവന്മാർ ഗന്ധർവരും യക്ഷരും കൂടെ ഭീതാകുല മനസ്സോടെ വീണ്ടും കൈലാസശിഖരത്തിലേക്ക് ശിവസന്നിധിയിലേക്കു ചെന്നു.
Narrator
Tirtha: Kailāsa
Type: peak
Listener: Devēśa / Rājan (as addressed in the narrative)
Scene: A celestial procession—devas, Gandharvas, and Yakṣas—moving anxiously toward the luminous peak of Kailāsa; Śiva’s presence implied by radiance and sacred stillness at the summit.
FAQs
When cosmic balance is threatened, even the gods seek refuge in Śiva; surrender to the supreme protector is portrayed as the dharmic response.
Kailāsa is highlighted as the sacred divine abode where seekers approach Śiva for protection and resolution.
No explicit rite; the act emphasized is smaraṇa (remembrance) and śaraṇāgati (seeking refuge) in Śiva.