Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 49
वयं त्वां नैव जानीमस्त्वं चास्माञ्जन्मकालतः । अत्र वासश्च ते पुत्र भैमेः कृष्णाच्च संश्रुतः
vayaṃ tvāṃ naiva jānīmastvaṃ cāsmāñjanmakālataḥ | atra vāsaśca te putra bhaimeḥ kṛṣṇācca saṃśrutaḥ
„Wir haben dich überhaupt nicht erkannt, und auch du hast uns seit deiner Geburt nicht gekannt. Aber, lieber Sohn, dein Aufenthalt hier wurde versprochen – im Namen von Bhīma und auch von Kṛṣṇā.“
Bhīmasena
Scene: Bhīma speaks gently, hand on the other’s shoulder; Draupadī’s presence is implied as the co-guarantor of refuge; the setting suggests a protected dwelling or encampment.
FAQs
Even amid confusion and suffering, dharma expresses itself as protection and hospitality toward one who seeks refuge.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it emphasizes social dharma (vāsa/refuge) within the story.
None; the verse records an assurance of residence/refuge as a dharmic commitment.