Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 49
शरणं शंकरं याताः परित्रातुं कृतोद्वहाः । यदा पुत्रो हि रुद्रस्य भविष्यति तदा वयम् । सुखिनः स्याम सर्वे निर्भयाश्च त्रिविष्टपे
śaraṇaṃ śaṃkaraṃ yātāḥ paritrātuṃ kṛtodvahāḥ | yadā putro hi rudrasya bhaviṣyati tadā vayam | sukhinaḥ syāma sarve nirbhayāśca triviṣṭape
രക്ഷിക്കപ്പെടണമെന്ന ദൃഢനിശ്ചയത്തോടെ ഞങ്ങൾ ശങ്കരന്റെ ശരണം പ്രാപിച്ചു. രുദ്രന്റെ പുത്രൻ ജനിക്കുമ്പോൾ, ഞങ്ങൾ എല്ലാവരും ത്രിവിഷ്ടപത്തിൽ സുഖികളും നിർഭയരുമാകും.
Devas (the gods), within Sūta’s narration to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Viṣṇu (immediate addressee) / Śaṅkara (referenced as refuge)
Scene: Devas, having sought Śaṅkara’s refuge, speak with renewed hope: the future birth of Rudra’s son will make heaven fearless and joyful.
FAQs
Safety and well-being are secured through śaraṇāgati—taking refuge in Śaṅkara—who restores dharma and cosmic balance.
The immediate verse is theological (refuge in Śiva); within Kedārakhaṇḍa, the broader frame glorifies Kedāra and the Himalayan sacred geography.
No explicit ritual is prescribed here; the emphasis is on refuge (śaraṇa) and reliance on Śiva’s salvific power.
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