Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 58
तथेति देवैर्विज्ञप्तस्तथा चक्रे सुरेश्वरः । मन्दरेऽथ गिरौ विष्णुः सत्यलोकात्समागतः
tatheti devairvijñaptastathā cakre sureśvaraḥ | mandare'tha girau viṣṇuḥ satyalokātsamāgataḥ
So von den Göttern gebeten, stimmte der Herr der Devas zu und sprach: „So sei es“, und handelte danach. Dann kam auf dem Berge Mandara Viṣṇu an, aus Satyaloka herabgekommen.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Mandara-giri
Type: peak
Scene: Viṣṇu, radiant, arriving at Mandara mountain from Satyaloka; devas around, the mountain depicted as sacred and monumental.
FAQs
Divine order advances through harmony—when the devas petition rightly, their lord responds, and Viṣṇu appears to uphold the cosmic purpose.
The narrative situates events at Mount Mandara; within this section it supports the broader Vastrāpathakṣetra Māhātmya setting of Prabhāsa.
No ritual is stated; the verse narrates divine coordination and Viṣṇu’s arrival.