Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 35
तस्मात्सर्वाश्रयो देवि गिरिः पर्वतराङ्भवेत् । सुरासुरमनुष्याणां यथाहमपि चाश्रयः
tasmātsarvāśrayo devi giriḥ parvatarāṅbhavet | surāsuramanuṣyāṇāṃ yathāhamapi cāśrayaḥ
म्हणून, हे देवी! हा गिरी सर्वांचा आश्रय होऊन पर्वतांमध्ये श्रेष्ठ ठरेल—जसा मीही देव, असुर व मनुष्यांचा आश्रय आहे.
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.