Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 22
एतस्मात्कारणात्सर्वे तेन त्यक्ता दितेः सुताः । स्वराज्यमपि संत्यज्य विष्णुस्तेन समाश्रितः
etasmātkāraṇātsarve tena tyaktā diteḥ sutāḥ | svarājyamapi saṃtyajya viṣṇustena samāśritaḥ
இந்த காரணத்தால் திதியின் புதல்வர்கள் அனைவரும் அவனை விட்டு விட்டனர்; அவனும் தன் அரசாட்சியையும் துறந்து விஷ்ணுவைச் சரணடைந்தான்।
Narrator of the Tīrthamāhātmya
Scene: A devotee abandons a royal realm—crown and insignia set down—and approaches Viṣṇu with folded hands; surrounding Diti’s sons turn away, symbolizing separation from hostile kinship.
FAQs
Taking refuge in the Divine (śaraṇāgati) may require renouncing worldly security; devotion is presented as the highest protection.
Not specified in this verse; it continues the narrative rationale within the chapter.
No external ritual is prescribed; the act emphasized is śaraṇāgati—seeking Viṣṇu as sole refuge.
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