Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 32
संस्मरंतोऽथ देवेश मुमापतिमनिंदितम् । ततो देवाः सगन्धर्वा यक्षाश्चोद्विग्नमानसाः । कैलासशिखरं भूय आजग्मुः शिवसन्निधौ
saṃsmaraṃto'tha deveśa mumāpatimaniṃditam | tato devāḥ sagandharvā yakṣāścodvignamānasāḥ | kailāsaśikharaṃ bhūya ājagmuḥ śivasannidhau
于是，忆念那无瑕的主——优摩（Umā）之夫，诸神之主啊，诸天（deva）与乾闼婆（Gandharva）、夜叉（Yakṣa）同来，心怀惶惧，再次登上凯拉萨（Kailāsa）之巅，来到湿婆（Śiva）面前。
Narrator
Tirtha: Kailāsa
Type: peak
Listener: Devēśa / Rājan (as addressed in the narrative)
Scene: A celestial procession—devas, Gandharvas, and Yakṣas—moving anxiously toward the luminous peak of Kailāsa; Śiva’s presence implied by radiance and sacred stillness at the summit.
FAQs
When cosmic balance is threatened, even the gods seek refuge in Śiva; surrender to the supreme protector is portrayed as the dharmic response.
Kailāsa is highlighted as the sacred divine abode where seekers approach Śiva for protection and resolution.
No explicit rite; the act emphasized is smaraṇa (remembrance) and śaraṇāgati (seeking refuge) in Śiva.