Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 43
दुर्दमे तु गते स्वर्गं गालवो मुनिपुंगवः । स चक्रं प्रार्थयामास विष्ण्वायुधमनुत्तमम्
durdame tu gate svargaṃ gālavo munipuṃgavaḥ | sa cakraṃ prārthayāmāsa viṣṇvāyudhamanuttamam
Als Durdama in den Himmel gegangen war, flehte Gālava — der Stier unter den Weisen — zu jener unvergleichlichen Waffe Viṣṇus, dem göttlichen Diskus.
Narrator
Tirtha: Dharmatīrtha (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: After Durdama’s ascent, Gālava stands alone at the sacred waters, hands raised in prayer toward the hovering Sudarśana, requesting its continued presence.
FAQs
Holy places arise from saintly intention—sages invoke divine power for the welfare and protection of beings.
The verse initiates the request that culminates in the establishment and fame of Cakratīrtha.
Prārthanā (earnest supplication) to the divine is presented as the means to secure sacred protection.