Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 19
उद्धरोद्धर मां घोरे पतितं दुःखसागरे । तव सन्निधिमात्रेण महानंदोऽभिवर्धते
uddharoddhara māṃ ghore patitaṃ duḥkhasāgare | tava sannidhimātreṇa mahānaṃdo'bhivardhate
مجھے بچا لیجیے—بچا لیجیے—میں اس ہولناک غم کے سمندر میں گرا ہوا ہوں۔ آپ کی محض قربت سے میرے اندر عظیم سرور بڑھتا جاتا ہے۔
Rākṣasa (speaking to Vāmadeva)
Listener: Vāmadeva
Scene: The rākṣasa clutches his chest as if feeling a sudden inner light; before him the sage stands/sits steady like a calm shore beside a stormy ocean, symbolizing rescue from duḥkha-sāgara.
FAQs
Satsaṅga and the nearness of the compassionate elevate the fallen; grace begins with a sincere cry for help.
No particular sacred place is mentioned; the verse highlights the 'tīrtha-like' power of holy proximity (sannidhi).
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the act here is heartfelt supplication (prārthanā).