Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 171
विष्णोः समीपे परमामनो भृशं समेत्य सर्वे सुरदानवास्तदा । विष्णुं चाहुः परमेष्ठिनां पतिं तीरे तदानीमुदधेर्महात्मनः
viṣṇoḥ samīpe paramāmano bhṛśaṃ sametya sarve suradānavāstadā | viṣṇuṃ cāhuḥ parameṣṭhināṃ patiṃ tīre tadānīmudadhermahātmanaḥ
Bấy giờ, hết thảy chư thiên và dānavas, lòng vô cùng bức bách, tụ hội gần Viṣṇu trên bờ đại dương uy nghi, và tôn xưng Ngài là Chúa Tể của các Parameṣṭhin.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Mahodadhi-tīra (Samudra-tīra)
Type: ghat
Scene: A vast ocean shore under a heavy sky; devas and dānavas gathered with anxious faces, hands folded, approaching Viṣṇu who stands or sits radiantly near the waves.
FAQs
In crisis, even opposing powers unite in śaraṇāgati—refuge in the Supreme is the shared path to restoration.
The shore of the great ocean—contextually Kṣīrābdhi—functions as the sacred meeting-ground for divine appeal.
None; the emphasis is on collective supplication and approaching the divine presence.