Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 24
इत्युक्तस्तैस्तदा विष्णुर्दैत्यमाहूय संयुगे । ताडयामास तं दैत्यं हृदि पादुकया शुभे
ityuktastaistadā viṣṇurdaityamāhūya saṃyuge | tāḍayāmāsa taṃ daityaṃ hṛdi pādukayā śubhe
Ainsi interpellé par eux, Viṣṇu convoqua le Daitya au combat et frappa ce démon à la poitrine avec la pādukā, sandale sacrée et de bon augure.
Narrator
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Viṣṇu calls the daitya into combat and, in a startling gesture, strikes the demon’s chest with an auspicious sandal (pādukā), subduing him with effortless authority.
FAQs
The Lord’s protection can manifest in unexpected forms; even a simple object becomes a divine instrument when wielded by Viṣṇu.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the māhātmya setting where this divine battle and protective act is narrated.
None; the verse is narrative, describing the Lord’s act of combating adharma.