Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 82
वरीष्ठाः श्वपचा येन कृता वै दर्शनात्त्वया । त्वां नमामो जगद्बंधुं त्वां वयं शरणागताः
varīṣṭhāḥ śvapacā yena kṛtā vai darśanāttvayā | tvāṃ namāmo jagadbaṃdhuṃ tvāṃ vayaṃ śaraṇāgatāḥ
“Dengan sekadar memandang kami, bahkan mereka yang dianggap ‘pemasak anjing’ pun dijadikan paling mulia oleh-Mu. Kami menunduk sujud kepada-Mu, wahai kerabat seluruh jagat; kepada-Mu kami datang sebagai orang yang berlindung.”
Girayaḥ (the Mountains)
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Himalayan peaks personified as venerable beings bow before Skanda; a humbled group of outcastes stands nearby, shown transformed by the deity’s glance; the mood is refuge and uplift.
FAQs
Divine grace through darśana purifies and uplifts; true refuge is found in the deity, beyond worldly status.
The Kedārakhaṇḍa Himalayan setting is implicit; the verse emphasizes the salvific power of darśana more than a named tirtha.
Śaraṇāgati (seeking refuge) and darśana-centered devotion are implied; no formal rite is specified.