Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 115
वृत्रासुर इवाजेयो लोकानुत्सादयिष्यति । तं च विश्वपतिर्धीमानवतीर्य बुधो हरिः
vṛtrāsura ivājeyo lokānutsādayiṣyati | taṃ ca viśvapatirdhīmānavatīrya budho hariḥ
तो वृत्रासुरासारखा अजेय होऊन लोकांचा उपद्रव व नाश करील; पण विश्वपती, बुद्धिमान हरि अवतार घेऊन त्याचा निवार करील।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced)
Scene: A looming asura, invincible like Vṛtra, darkening the worlds; then Hari descends from the heavens, luminous and composed, ready to subdue the threat.
FAQs
When adharma becomes overwhelming, the divine power intervenes to restore order and protect the world.
Not a specific tīrtha in this verse; it provides the mythic backdrop supporting the sanctity of the region.
None explicitly; it is a phala-supporting narrative of dharma’s protection.