Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 17
तदा विवदमानौ तौ दृष्ट्वा स जगदीश्वरः । ब्रह्मण्यदेवः कृपया ब्राह्मणं तमुवाच ह
tadā vivadamānau tau dṛṣṭvā sa jagadīśvaraḥ | brahmaṇyadevaḥ kṛpayā brāhmaṇaṃ tamuvāca ha
അവർ രണ്ടുപേരും തർക്കിക്കുന്നതു കണ്ട ജഗദീശ്വരൻ, ബ്രാഹ്മണരക്ഷകനായ ദേവൻ, കരുണയോടെ ആ ബ്രാഹ്മണനോടു സംസാരിച്ചു.
Narrator (contextual)
Tirtha: Dvārakā-kṣetra (Gomati–sāgara tīrtha in narrative orbit)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Two parties in dispute are seen by the all-seeing Lord; He turns with gentle authority and speaks compassionately to the brāhmaṇa Durvāsā, calming the situation.
FAQs
The Lord upholds dharma by protecting brāhmaṇas and restoring harmony through compassion.
Dvārakā’s sacred setting is implied; the episode moves toward the Gomati–samudra saṅgama (confluence), a key tīrtha context in this chapter.
Not yet; the narrative is transitioning toward a prescribed sacred bath (snāna).