Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 22
परां चतुर्मुखोत्पत्तिकल्पसंकल्पनामिव । शरणं स जगामाशु विनीतात्मा स्तुवन्निति
parāṃ caturmukhotpattikalpasaṃkalpanāmiva | śaraṇaṃ sa jagāmāśu vinītātmā stuvanniti
Então, com o coração humilde, ele apressou-se a buscar refúgio—tão elevado quanto o desígnio criador que faz surgir Brahmā de quatro faces—e começou a louvá-Lo assim.
Narrator (transition into Śiva’s hymn)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee (or deity) with bowed head and folded hands approaches the radiant Viṣṇu; behind, a subtle cosmic tableau hints at Brahmā’s origin—lotus/creation symbolism—signifying the Lord as the source and refuge.
FAQs
Humility and refuge (śaraṇāgati) are presented as the doorway to authentic praise and grace.
Ayodhyā, as the devotional setting where surrender and stuti unfold.
No explicit rite; the implied practice is stuti (hymnic praise) with a humble mind.