Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 47
व्यास उवाच । अर्द्धरात्रे तु संप्राप्ते सर्वे निद्रामुपागताः । तातं संप्रार्थयामास कृतानुग्रहको भवान्
vyāsa uvāca | arddharātre tu saṃprāpte sarve nidrāmupāgatāḥ | tātaṃ saṃprārthayāmāsa kṛtānugrahako bhavān
വ്യാസൻ പറഞ്ഞു—അർദ്ധരാത്രി എത്തിയപ്പോൾ എല്ലാവരും നിദ്രയിൽ ആഴ്ന്നു. അപ്പോൾ അവൻ പിതാവിനോട് അപേക്ഷിച്ചു—“നീങ്ങൾ ഇതിനകം അനുഗ്രഹിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്.”
Vyāsa
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Listener: (implicit) Śaunaka/ṛṣis in Purāṇic frame (not explicit in verse)
Scene: A dim midnight scene: all asleep; one figure awake, hands folded, approaching his father with reverence; moonlight filtering through trees; the moment is intimate and charged with purpose.
FAQs
Even the mighty seek higher support—intercession and humility strengthen dharmic protection.
Dharmāraṇya remains the contextual sacred locale for this protective miracle.
No formal ritual; the act is prayerful request (saṃprārthanā) for the welfare of pilgrims.