Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 61
वीरभद्रं तताभूतं तथाभूतं हंतुकामं पुरंदरम् । तव्रमाणस्तदा विष्णुर्वीरभद्राग्रतः स्थितः
vīrabhadraṃ tatābhūtaṃ tathābhūtaṃ haṃtukāmaṃ puraṃdaram | tavramāṇastadā viṣṇurvīrabhadrāgrataḥ sthitaḥ
Als Viṣṇu Vīrabhadra in solch schrecklicher Gestalt sah und auch Purandara (Indra) in Gefahr, trat er, ihn schützen wollend, vor Vīrabhadra hin.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Viṣṇu steps forward as a shield, placing himself between the furious Vīrabhadra and the endangered Indra; the air is charged with Rudra’s wrath.
FAQs
Divine roles differ, yet protection of cosmic order prompts intervention; dharma includes safeguarding even those overwhelmed by conflict.
The Kedāra region is the scriptural setting; Kedārakhaṇḍa uses such episodes to magnify the sanctity of Kedāra’s Śaiva sphere.
None stated here.