Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 81
शिवे त्रातरि भक्तानां क्व भयं शरणैषिणाम् । शृणु राजन्महाभाग क्षेत्रमन्यत्प्रतिष्ठितम्
śive trātari bhaktānāṃ kva bhayaṃ śaraṇaiṣiṇām | śṛṇu rājanmahābhāga kṣetramanyatpratiṣṭhitam
भक्तांचा त्राता शिव असताना शरण मागणाऱ्यांना भय कुठले? ऐक, हे महाभाग राजन्—एक अन्य पवित्र क्षेत्रही प्रतिष्ठित आहे।
Gautama
Type: kshetra
Scene: Gautama declares Śiva as the protector of devotees and announces an established sacred kṣetra; the king listens intently as the revelation of a holy geography is about to unfold.
FAQs
In Śaiva dharma, refuge in Śiva removes fear; devotion and surrender are presented as the safest protection.
A ‘kṣetra’ is introduced but not named in this snippet; the identification appears in subsequent verses.
An instruction to hear about an established sacred kṣetra—implying pilgrimage and observance there—though details are not yet given.