Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 19
श्रीभगवानुवाच । अहं तं निग्रहीष्यामि संप्राप्ते समये स्वयम् । तस्मात्त्वं समयंयावत्कुरु शक्र तपो महत्
śrībhagavānuvāca | ahaṃ taṃ nigrahīṣyāmi saṃprāpte samaye svayam | tasmāttvaṃ samayaṃyāvatkuru śakra tapo mahat
শ্ৰীভগৱানে ক’লে: ‘যথোচিত সময় আহিলে মই নিজেই তাক দমন কৰিম। সেয়েহে, হে শক্ৰ, সেই সময়লৈকে তুমি মহাতপস্যা কৰা।’
Śrī Bhagavān (Viṣṇu)
Listener: Śakra (Indra)
Scene: Viṣṇu speaks with tranquil authority, promising to subdue the daitya at the proper time and instructing Indra to undertake great tapas until then.
FAQs
Divine intervention works with right timing; meanwhile, disciplined tapas prepares the devotee for dharma’s victory.
The instruction is given in the Śvetadvīpa setting, though no single earthly tīrtha is named in this verse.
Mahat-tapas (great austerity) is prescribed for Indra until the destined time.