Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 38
विष्णुरुवाच । एष एव निवृत्तोहं तव वाक्यांकुशेन वै । अत्र चक्रोद्यतकरः स्थास्ये तव समीपतः
viṣṇuruvāca | eṣa eva nivṛttohaṃ tava vākyāṃkuśena vai | atra cakrodyatakaraḥ sthāsye tava samīpataḥ
বিষ্ণুৱে ক’লে: তোমাৰ বাক্য-অঙ্কুশৰ বলতেই মই নিশ্চয় নিবৃত্ত হ’লোঁ; ইয়াত হাতে উত্থিত চক্ৰ ধৰি মই তোমাৰ কাষতে থাকিম।
Viṣṇu
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Cakrāyudha-sannidhi)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Viṣṇu speaks, promising to remain at Prabhāsa with discus uplifted, standing close to the addressed figure; the moment is solemn, vow-like, and protective.
FAQs
Divine power is guided by dharma and restraint; sacred speech aligned with righteousness can avert harm and invite protection.
Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa), praised as a place where Viṣṇu abides in a protective form.
No explicit rite is prescribed here; it establishes the deity’s abiding presence (sthāna) as a basis for later worship.