Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5
अनुग्राह्यो यद्यहं ते मम कीर्तिर्भवत्वियम् । एवं भविष्यतीत्युक्तस्तत्रैवावस्थितोऽसुरः
anugrāhyo yadyahaṃ te mama kīrtirbhavatviyam | evaṃ bhaviṣyatītyuktastatraivāvasthito'suraḥ
Wenn ich deiner Gnade würdig bin, so sei dies mein Ruhm. Als ihm gesagt wurde: „So wird es sein“, blieb der Asura dort an eben jener heiligen Stätte.
Narrator (Purāṇic voice concluding the exchange)
Tirtha: Dvārakā tīrtha (contextually tied to Gomati/Cakratīrtha in the same passage)
Type: kshetra
Scene: An Asura, subdued yet articulate, petitions Viṣṇu for a boon of lasting renown; Viṣṇu grants it with calm authority; the Asura remains stationed at the holy spot as a living marker of the tīrtha’s power.
FAQs
Divine grace can transform even an asuric figure into a bearer of sacred remembrance tied to a holy place.
The verse supports the sanctification of the Kuśeśvara liṅga locale within the Dvārakā Māhātmya setting.
No explicit prescription; the narrative implies continued presence and veneration at the established sacred site.