Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 41
एवंविधान्यरिष्टानि ददृशुर्विबुधादयः । दक्षोऽपि भयमापन्नो विष्णुं शरणमाययौ
evaṃvidhānyariṣṭāni dadṛśurvibudhādayaḥ | dakṣo'pi bhayamāpanno viṣṇuṃ śaraṇamāyayau
இத்தகைய பேரிடர்களும் தீய நிமித்தங்களும் கண்ட தேவர்கள் முதலியோர் அஞ்சினர். தக்ஷனும் பயமடைந்து விஷ்ணுவைச் சரணடைந்தான்.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (contextual attribution within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devas and sages stand shaken amid the disrupted sacrificial arena; Dakṣa, visibly frightened, turns away from the chaos and hastens toward Viṣṇu with folded hands.
FAQs
Fear drives even the proud toward surrender; refuge (śaraṇāgati) is portrayed as the corrective to ego.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse continues the Kedārakhaṇḍa narrative arc.
None; it highlights the act of seeking refuge rather than prescribing a rite.