Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12
संकर्षणश्च शुशुभे चंद्रादित्यौ घनैरिव । गृहीत्वा धनुषी दिव्ये शीघ्रं संयोज्य चाशुगान्
saṃkarṣaṇaśca śuśubhe caṃdrādityau ghanairiva | gṛhītvā dhanuṣī divye śīghraṃ saṃyojya cāśugān
Saṃkarṣaṇa shone forth—like the moon and the sun emerging among clouds. Taking up his divine bows, he swiftly set the arrows in readiness.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Dvārakā-māhātmya context)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: Saṃkarṣaṇa appears luminous like sun and moon breaking through clouds; he raises two divine bows, swiftly nocking arrows—calm mastery before release.
FAQs
Dharma is safeguarded when divine strength is joined with swift, disciplined action.
Dvārakā, presented in the Dvārakā-māhātmya as a sacred Vaiṣṇava kṣetra where dharma is defended.
None explicitly; the verse focuses on readiness to protect righteousness.