Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 106
सततं लोकरक्षार्थं संनिधानं करोमि वै । अस्यां मत्संनिधानात्ते तथान्येषामपि द्विज
satataṃ lokarakṣārthaṃ saṃnidhānaṃ karomi vai | asyāṃ matsaṃnidhānātte tathānyeṣāmapi dvija
Pour la protection incessante des mondes, je maintiens ici, en vérité, ma présence demeurante. Par ma présence en ce lieu, ô brāhmaṇa, protection et bienfait te sont accordés—et aux autres également.
Viṣṇu (implied, as Viṣṇucakra is central in the passage)
Tirtha: Cakratīrtha (contextual)
Type: tirtha
Listener: Brāhmaṇa (dvija)
Scene: A deity (implied Viṣṇu/Divine guardian presence) declares perpetual residence at a coastal tīrtha; a brāhmaṇa/sage listens beside a sacred tank, with the sea and Setu horizon in the distance.
FAQs
Divine presence at a tīrtha is upheld as an active force for protecting the world and uplifting devotees.
The passage context points to Dharmapuṣkariṇī/Cakratīrtha in the Setukhaṇḍa sacred geography.
No direct ritual is prescribed here; it establishes the doctrine of the deity’s continuous presence at the site.