Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 29
सर्वेषां सुरमर्त्यानां दैत्यानां मन्त्रकोविदः । गतिर्भयार्तदेहानां सर्वलोकपितामहः
sarveṣāṃ suramartyānāṃ daityānāṃ mantrakovidaḥ | gatirbhayārtadehānāṃ sarvalokapitāmahaḥ
دیوتاؤں اور انسانوں سب کے لیے، حتیٰ کہ دیتیوں کے لیے بھی، وہ منتر و مشورے کا دانا ہے؛ خوف سے ستائے ہوئے جسموں کے لیے سارے لوکوں کے پِتامہ (برہما) ہی پناہ اور سہارا ہے۔
Narrator within the episode (contextually describing Brahmā as refuge to the Devas)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A calm, authoritative Brahmā radiates reassurance while devas, humans, and even daityas are symbolically shown turning toward him as a common refuge.
FAQs
In crisis, seekers turn to the highest available wisdom and lawful authority; dharma values counsel grounded in mantra and cosmic order.
No tirtha is named here; the verse frames Brahmā’s role before the narrative moves toward Mahādeva’s sacred locale.
No explicit rite is prescribed; ‘mantra’ is referenced as Brahmā’s domain of knowledge and guidance.