Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 24
यावत्स्नाति च विप्रोऽसौ दृष्टो दैत्यैर्दुरात्मभिः । ब्रुवंतः कोऽयमित्येवं हन्यतांहन्यतामिति
yāvatsnāti ca vipro'sau dṛṣṭo daityairdurātmabhiḥ | bruvaṃtaḥ ko'yamityevaṃ hanyatāṃhanyatāmiti
While that brāhmaṇa was bathing, he was seen by wicked daityas. “Who is this?” they said, crying out, “Kill him—kill him!”
Deductive (Dvārakā Māhātmya narration; traditionally Sūta speaking to the sages)
Tirtha: Gomatī–Sāgara Saṅgama (Dvārakā)
Type: sangam
Scene: The brāhmaṇa is mid-bath at the confluence when a group of fierce daityas spot him, pointing and shouting ‘Who is this? Kill him!’—a sudden rupture of sacred calm.
FAQs
Purāṇic tīrtha narratives often show dharmic acts meeting resistance, underscoring steadfastness in sacred duty.
The setting remains the saṅgama/Cakratīrtha bathing area, where the brāhmaṇa is attacked.
Snāna (bathing) is the ongoing rite when the daityas interrupt.