Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 17
संकर्षणस्तु पतितं दृष्ट्वा मूर्ध्नि प्रताडितम् । दृष्ट्वा चुकोप भगवांस्तिष्ठतिष्ठेति चाब्रवीत् । संगृह्य मुशलं वीरो जघान समरे रिपुम्
saṃkarṣaṇastu patitaṃ dṛṣṭvā mūrdhni pratāḍitam | dṛṣṭvā cukopa bhagavāṃstiṣṭhatiṣṭheti cābravīt | saṃgṛhya muśalaṃ vīro jaghāna samare ripum
Pero Saṃkarṣaṇa, al verlo caído y golpeado en la cabeza, ardió de ira. "¡Detente! ¡Detente!", gritó; y tomando su maza, el héroe derribó al enemigo en la batalla.
Narrator (with direct speech by Saṃkarṣaṇa)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: Saṃkarṣaṇa sees Durvāsas struck and fallen; his eyes blaze. He shouts 'Stand! Stand!' and lifts a heavy mace, stepping into combat to strike the foe.
FAQs
Defending the sanctity of the righteous in a holy place is treated as a sacred duty, not merely a worldly fight.
Dvārakā, where divine guardianship is portrayed as immediate and forceful in preserving dharma.
None; the emphasis is on righteous protection (rakṣaṇa) rather than a rite.