Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 29
तं तदा मूर्छितप्रायं दृष्ट्वोचुः कुपिताश्च ते । अत्रागतो यदि पुनर्हनिष्यामो न संशयः । आनर्त्तविषयांस्तान्वै दृष्ट्वा तत्र जलाशयम्
taṃ tadā mūrchitaprāyaṃ dṛṣṭvocuḥ kupitāśca te | atrāgato yadi punarhaniṣyāmo na saṃśayaḥ | ānarttaviṣayāṃstānvai dṛṣṭvā tatra jalāśayam
Als sie ihn damals fast ohnmächtig sahen, sprachen sie zornig: „Wenn er noch einmal hierher kommt, werden wir ihn töten—ohne Zweifel.“ Dann, nachdem er das Land Ānarta und das dortige Wasserbecken erblickt hatte, zog er weiter.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (deduced)
Tirtha: Ānarta-jalāśaya (unnamed)
Type: kund
Scene: The sage lies nearly unconscious; the attackers stand over him issuing a death threat. In the background, a shimmering reservoir and the landscape of Ānarta appear as a silent witness.
FAQs
When adharma escalates into violence, the righteous seek protection through dharma—ultimately by taking refuge in the Lord and sacred places.
The verse gestures to the Ānarta region associated with Dvārakā’s sacred landscape; the chapter later highlights Viṣṇu-linked tīrthas such as Cakratīrtha.
None directly in this verse.