Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 126
अचिरांशुरिवालक्ष्यो लक्ष्योथ भगवान्हरिः । आबभाषे ततो देवान्बाहुमुद्यम्यचोच्चकैः
acirāṃśurivālakṣyo lakṣyotha bhagavānhariḥ | ābabhāṣe tato devānbāhumudyamyacoccakaiḥ
Dann wandte sich der erhabene Herr Hari—einen Augenblick unsichtbar wie ein flinker Lichtstrahl und dann wieder sichtbar—an die Götter, hob den Arm und sprach laut.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating; direct speech by Viṣṇu begins (deduced)
Scene: Hari flickers into perception—first like a swift sunbeam, then clearly visible—raising his arm to command the devas, voice projected over the tumult.
FAQs
Divine guidance arrives at the right moment; the wise listen when the Lord ‘makes Himself visible’ through instruction.
No tīrtha is named; the passage frames a doctrinal counsel within the battle narrative.
None; it introduces a speech rather than a rite.