Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 32
तं दृष्ट्वा पतितं भूमौ देवदेवो महेश्वरः । को हनिष्यति माभैस्त्वं हुङ्कारमकरोत्तदा
taṃ dṛṣṭvā patitaṃ bhūmau devadevo maheśvaraḥ | ko haniṣyati mābhaistvaṃ huṅkāramakarottadā
اسے زمین پر گرا ہوا دیکھ کر، دیوتاؤں کے دیوتا مہیشور نے فرمایا، “تجھے کون نقصان پہنچائے گا؟ خوف نہ کر۔” اور اسی لمحے اس نے گرج دار ہُنکار کیا۔
Śiva (Maheśvara)
Tirtha: Śiva-liṅga kṣetra within Revā-khaṇḍa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Bhārata
Scene: Maheśvara appears upon seeing the devotee fallen; he raises a hand in abhaya-mudrā, declares ‘Do not fear,’ and releases a thunderous huṅkāra that halts all threat.
FAQs
The Lord personally removes fear for the surrendered devotee; divine assurance (“mā bhaiḥ”) is central to bhakti-dharma.
The place of Śiva’s intervention becomes the basis for the later famed Kohanasve Tīrtha.
No formal rite; the verse highlights Śiva’s protective power and the potency of his huṅkāra.