Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 19
ततो विष्णुः सहस्राक्षः सहस्रशीर्षः सहस्रपात् । सहस्रशस्तदा रूपं कृतवान्धर्मवत्सलः । यस्मिन्स्थाने च ये विप्राः सदाचाराः शुभव्रताः
tato viṣṇuḥ sahasrākṣaḥ sahasraśīrṣaḥ sahasrapāt | sahasraśastadā rūpaṃ kṛtavāndharmavatsalaḥ | yasminsthāne ca ye viprāḥ sadācārāḥ śubhavratāḥ
അപ്പോൾ സഹസ്രനേത്രനും സഹസ്രശിരസ്സും സഹസ്രപാദനും ആയ ധർമവത്സല വിഷ്ണു അനേകരൂപങ്ങൾ ധരിച്ചു. ആ സ്ഥലത്ത് സദാചാരികളും ശുഭവ്രതധാരികളും ആയ വിപ്രർ പ്രതിഷ്ഠിതരായി।
Vyāsa (narration continuing); action of Viṣṇu described
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: Viṣṇu manifests in a vast cosmic form—many eyes, heads, feet—filling the sky above Dharmāraṇya; below, disciplined brāhmaṇas with sacred threads and calm faces are being established in orderly āśramas.
FAQs
Viṣṇu’s dharma-protecting power manifests to establish righteous communities, making a place spiritually stable and renowned.
Dharmāraṇya, where Viṣṇu’s manifestation supports the settlement of virtuous brāhmaṇas.
Not a single rite; the verse emphasizes establishing sadācāra and śubha-vrata brāhmaṇas as custodians of Vedic practice.