Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7
देवा ऊचुः । नमो नमस्ते देवेश सुरार्तिहर सर्वग । विश्वमूर्ते नमस्तुभ्यं त्राहि सर्वान्महद्भयात्
devā ūcuḥ | namo namaste deveśa surārtihara sarvaga | viśvamūrte namastubhyaṃ trāhi sarvānmahadbhayāt
ଦେବମାନେ କହିଲେ—ହେ ଦେବେଶ! ତୁମକୁ ପୁନଃପୁନଃ ନମସ୍କାର। ହେ ସୁରାର୍ତ୍ତିହର, ସର୍ବବ୍ୟାପୀ! ହେ ବିଶ୍ୱମୂର୍ତ୍ତେ, ତୁମକୁ ନମସ୍କାର। ଏହି ମହାଭୟରୁ ଆମ ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କୁ ରକ୍ଷା କର।
Devas
Listener: The Lord (Keśava/Viṣṇu)
Scene: A gathered assembly of devas with folded hands, faces anxious, offering repeated namaskāra to the all-pervading Lord envisioned as the universe itself.
FAQs
Śaraṇāgati—taking refuge in the all-pervading Lord—dispels fear and restores order.
No site is named in the verse; it is part of the narrative that grounds the later tīrtha’s greatness.
Devotional homage and prayer for protection (namas, trāhi) are modeled.