Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 114
महादेवमिहायातं सर्वदेवनमस्कृतम् । गच्छध्वं शरणं शीघ्रं यदि जीवितुमिच्छत
mahādevamihāyātaṃ sarvadevanamaskṛtam | gacchadhvaṃ śaraṇaṃ śīghraṃ yadi jīvitumicchata
ఇక్కడ మహాదేవుడు వచ్చెను; సమస్త దేవతలు నమస్కరించువాడు. జీవించదలచినచో శీఘ్రంగా ఆయన శరణు పొందుడి.
Narrative voice within the episode (contextual exhortation to the gathered beings)
Scene: A sudden theophany of Mahādeva; gods and attendants recoil in fear and reverence, urged to run toward Śiva for shelter as a looming threat approaches.
FAQs
Śaraṇāgati—taking refuge in Śiva—is portrayed as the sure path to safety and right order.
No site is named; the verse emphasizes refuge in Mahādeva rather than a geography-specific māhātmya.
A practical spiritual injunction: approach and surrender (seek śaraṇa) to Mahādeva promptly.