Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 48
दुर्निरीक्ष्यः कृपायुक्तः समदर्शी तपोनिधिः । तपसा दग्धदेहोपि विष्णुभक्तिपरायणः
durnirīkṣyaḥ kṛpāyuktaḥ samadarśī taponidhiḥ | tapasā dagdhadehopi viṣṇubhaktiparāyaṇaḥ
তিনি দীপ্তিতে দুর্নিরীক্ষ্য, তবু করুণায় পরিপূর্ণ; সমদর্শী, তপস্যার ভাণ্ডার। তপসে দেহ দগ্ধ হলেও তিনি বিষ্ণুভক্তিতেই সম্পূর্ণ পরায়ণ ছিলেন।
Narrator (Purāṇic voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Brāhma-khaṇḍa framing)
Scene: Nārada appears blazing with ascetic radiance, his body marked by tapas, yet his face and posture convey tenderness and compassion; he stands as an impartial seer devoted to Viṣṇu.
FAQs
True holiness integrates austerity with compassion and culminates in steadfast devotion (bhakti), here centered on Viṣṇu.
No site is named; the verse praises the saintly qualities of Nārada within the narrative.
Tapas and bhakti are implied disciplines; no specific vrata, dāna, or snāna is detailed in this line.