Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 42
ददर्श तत्र देवेशं सहस्रशिरसं प्रभुम् । तथा विष्णुं चक्रपाणिं दुर्वाससमकल्मषम्
dadarśa tatra deveśaṃ sahasraśirasaṃ prabhum | tathā viṣṇuṃ cakrapāṇiṃ durvāsasamakalmaṣam
তাত তেওঁ দেৱেশ্বৰক দেখিলে—সহস্ৰশিৰা প্ৰভুক। লগতে চক্রপাণি বিষ্ণুকো দেখিলে, যি নিৰ্মল-পবিত্ৰ, তপস্বী দুর্বাসাৰ তেজস্বী দীপ্তিৰ দৰে।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: The daitya beholds the thousand-headed sovereign and Viṣṇu with discus, radiant and stainless, standing like a pillar of ascetic brilliance.
FAQs
The divine can be directly encountered as the sinless, sovereign reality—Viṣṇu and the supreme Lord are portrayed as pure and awe-inspiring, worthy of reverent recognition.
Dvārakā is the implied sacred setting within the Dvārakā Māhātmya, emphasizing the city as a locus of divine presence.
No explicit ritual is stated in this verse; it focuses on darśana (vision) and recognition of divine purity.