Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 15
त्वं समुद्धरसि विप्रान्किमतः प्रोच्यते तव । अन्येऽपि जीव बहुधात्वामुपाश्रित्य भूधर
tvaṃ samuddharasi viprānkimataḥ procyate tava | anye'pi jīva bahudhātvāmupāśritya bhūdhara
நீ பிராமணர்களை உயர்த்தி தாங்குகிறாய்—உன் புகழில் இதற்கு மேல் என்ன சொல்ல இயலும்? ஓ பூதரா, பல்வேறு உயிர்களும் பல விதமாக உன்னைச் சரணடைந்து வாழ்கின்றன.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa), narrating
Tirtha: Bhūdhara-āśraya (mountain refuge tīrtha)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Bhūdhara/Achala (mountain)
Scene: The mountain is shown as a vast protector: brāhmaṇas study and perform rites at the foothills while varied creatures—birds, deer, villagers—take shelter across its slopes.
FAQs
Supporting the wise and giving refuge to life is a supreme form of dharma worthy of praise.
A mountain refuge is praised without naming a particular tīrtha.
No explicit ritual; the verse emphasizes protective support and refuge as dharmic merit.