Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 42
ददर्श तत्र देवेशं सहस्रशिरसं प्रभुम् । तथा विष्णुं चक्रपाणिं दुर्वाससमकल्मषम्
dadarśa tatra deveśaṃ sahasraśirasaṃ prabhum | tathā viṣṇuṃ cakrapāṇiṃ durvāsasamakalmaṣam
वहाँ उसने देवेश्वर को देखा—हज़ार शिरों वाले प्रभु को। और उसने चक्रधारी विष्णु को भी देखा, जो निष्कलंक और शुद्ध थे, तपस्वी दुर्वासा के समान तेजस्वी।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: The daitya beholds the thousand-headed sovereign and Viṣṇu with discus, radiant and stainless, standing like a pillar of ascetic brilliance.
FAQs
The divine can be directly encountered as the sinless, sovereign reality—Viṣṇu and the supreme Lord are portrayed as pure and awe-inspiring, worthy of reverent recognition.
Dvārakā is the implied sacred setting within the Dvārakā Māhātmya, emphasizing the city as a locus of divine presence.
No explicit ritual is stated in this verse; it focuses on darśana (vision) and recognition of divine purity.