Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 20
सोऽहं शरणमापन्नः शापमुक्त्यै द्विजोत्तमाः । विश्वामित्रं जगन्मित्रं नान्या मेऽस्ति गतिः परा
so'haṃ śaraṇamāpannaḥ śāpamuktyai dvijottamāḥ | viśvāmitraṃ jaganmitraṃ nānyā me'sti gatiḥ parā
اے بہترین دو بار جنم لینے والو! میں لعنت سے نجات کے لیے پناہ لینے آیا ہوں۔ وِشوَامِتر—جہان کا دوست—ہی میرا واحد سہارا ہے؛ میرے لیے اس سے بڑھ کر کوئی پناہ نہیں۔
Triśaṅku
Scene: Triśaṅku, distressed and curse-stricken, stands with folded hands before the radiant sage Viśvāmitra in a forest āśrama; attendants and sacrificial implements appear in the background, foreshadowing a yajña-centered resolution.
FAQs
When afflicted by karmic consequence, one should seek rightful refuge (śaraṇāgati) in a true sage and return to dharma.
The verse is part of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative; the emphasis here is on refuge and spiritual authority rather than a named site.
No explicit rite; the ‘prescription’ is relational and ethical—approaching a competent ṛṣi for guidance and remedy.