Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 53
ततो देवाः समभ्येत्य देवदेवं जनार्दनम् । क्षीराब्धौ संस्थितं नित्यं शेषपर्यंकशायिनम्
tato devāḥ samabhyetya devadevaṃ janārdanam | kṣīrābdhau saṃsthitaṃ nityaṃ śeṣaparyaṃkaśāyinam
அப்போது தேவர்கள் தேவர்களின் தேவனான ஜனார்தனனை அணைந்தனர்—அவர் பாற்கடலில் நித்தம் தங்கியிருந்து, சேஷப் பரியங்கில் சயனிப்பவர்.
Unspecified in snippet (narrative voice continuing the account)
Tirtha: Kṣīrābdhi (Anantaśayana-kṣetra, archetypal)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The devas arrive in reverence at the radiant Milk Ocean: Janārdana reclines on Śeṣa’s jeweled coils, lotus rising, calm waters, celestial light; devas with folded hands at the shore.
FAQs
When dharma is threatened, the gods themselves seek refuge in the supreme protector, highlighting surrender (śaraṇāgati) as a dharmic response.
This verse shifts to cosmic geography (Kṣīrābdhi, the Ocean of Milk) rather than a terrestrial tīrtha in the excerpt.
None; it narrates the gods’ approach to Viṣṇu for protection.