Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 38
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा वीरभद्रस्य धीमतः । उवाच प्रहसन्देवो विष्णुः सर्वेश्वरेश्वरः
tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā vīrabhadrasya dhīmataḥ | uvāca prahasandevo viṣṇuḥ sarveśvareśvaraḥ
ധീമാനായ വീരഭദ്രന്റെ ആ വാക്കുകൾ കേട്ടപ്പോൾ, സർവേശ്വരേശ്വരനായ ദേവൻ വിഷ്ണു പുഞ്ചിരിയോടെ മറുപടി പറഞ്ഞു।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (contextual deduction)
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: After hearing Vīrabhadra’s stern words, Viṣṇu—addressed as Lord over all lords—responds smiling, signaling calm authority and impending conciliatory teaching.
FAQs
Divine composure reflects mastery over conflict; the Lord responds from steadiness, not agitation—an ideal for dharmic conduct.
Not specified in this verse; it functions as a narrative bridge to Viṣṇu’s reply.
None.