Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6
ततो विष्णुश्च रुद्रश्च सहस्राक्षः सुरैः सह । शितशस्त्रधराः सर्वे संप्राप्ता धरणीतलम्
tato viṣṇuśca rudraśca sahasrākṣaḥ suraiḥ saha | śitaśastradharāḥ sarve saṃprāptā dharaṇītalam
Alors Viṣṇu et Rudra, ainsi que Sahasrākṣa (Indra) avec les dieux, tous portant des armes acérées et étincelantes, arrivèrent à la surface de la terre.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Viṣṇu, Rudra, and Indra leading a host of devas, all with sharp, gleaming weapons, descending and assembling upon earth—sky-to-earth movement emphasized.
FAQs
Divine guardianship is active: when adharma rises, the devas themselves assemble to restore cosmic order.
This verse functions as narrative setup within the Tīrthamāhātmya; the specific tīrtha is not named in this shloka alone.
No direct ritual (snāna, dāna, japa, vrata) is stated in this verse.