Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 52
केशवस्य वचः श्रुत्वा रुक्मो दानवपुंगवः । तं प्रणम्य जगन्नाथं जगाम भवनं पितुः
keśavasya vacaḥ śrutvā rukmo dānavapuṃgavaḥ | taṃ praṇamya jagannāthaṃ jagāma bhavanaṃ pituḥ
Ayant entendu les paroles de Keśava, Rukma —le plus éminent parmi les Dānavas— se prosterna devant Jagannātha et se rendit à la demeure de son père.
Narrator (Purāṇic storyteller within Revā Khaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Rukma, described as powerful, is shown softened—hands folded, head bowed—before Kṛṣṇa; the moment captures the pivot from arrogance to obedience.
FAQs
Humility and surrender conclude conflict—bowing to the Lord seals reconciliation and re-establishes dharma.
No holy site is explicitly named; ‘Jagannātha’ here is an epithet of the Lord, not a site reference.
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