Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 81
तयास्त्रवृष्ट्या दैत्यानां हन्यमाना महाचमूः । जंभं शरणमागच्छत्त्राहित्राहीति भारत
tayāstravṛṣṭyā daityānāṃ hanyamānā mahācamūḥ | jaṃbhaṃ śaraṇamāgacchattrāhitrāhīti bhārata
Dihentam oleh hujan senjata itu, bala tentera besar kaum Daitya rebah bergelimpangan. Lalu mereka mendatangi Jambha untuk berlindung, sambil menjerit, “Selamatkan kami, selamatkan kami!” wahai Bhārata.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative)
Listener: Bhārata (addressed interlocutor)
Scene: Daitya soldiers fall under weapon-rain; survivors flee in disorder toward Jambha, hands raised, faces terrified, mouths open in ‘trāhi trāhi’; Jambha stands as the last refuge amid chaos.
FAQs
In crisis, beings instinctively seek a protector; true refuge is ultimately found in dharma and the divine, not mere power.
No holy site is mentioned; the context is the Daitya-Deva conflict narrative.
None in this verse.