Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 28
ततः सा भयसंत्रस्ता शंकरं शरणं गता । सोमनाथं जगन्नाथं नान्यः शक्तो हि रक्षितुम्
tataḥ sā bhayasaṃtrastā śaṃkaraṃ śaraṇaṃ gatā | somanāthaṃ jagannāthaṃ nānyaḥ śakto hi rakṣitum
అప్పుడు భయంతో వణికిపోయిన ఆమె శంకరుని శరణు కోరింది—సోమనాథుడు, జగన్నాథుడు; ఆయన తప్ప మరెవ్వరూ రక్షించలేరు.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (deduced from Purāṇic narrative style within Māhātmya)
Tirtha: Somnātha (Prabhāsa-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A trembling kṛtyā, dark and smoke-like, folds into a posture of surrender before a radiant Somnātha liṅga; the atmosphere shifts from chase to sanctuary, with Śiva’s protective aura forming a boundary.
FAQs
In fear and crisis, the dharmic response is śaraṇāgati—taking refuge in Śiva (Somnātha), the ultimate protector.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, centered on Somnātha, is implied as the sacred locus where divine protection is affirmed.
No explicit rite is prescribed here; the verse emphasizes refuge and reliance on Somnātha’s guardianship.