Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 21
मित्रस्य राहुवित्रासनिवर्त्तनमिवापरम् । सकौस्तुभप्रभाचक्रं बिभ्राणं प्रवलारुणम्
mitrasya rāhuvitrāsanivarttanamivāparam | sakaustubhaprabhācakraṃ bibhrāṇaṃ pravalāruṇam
जशी सूर्याची शक्ति राहूचा भय दूर करते, तशीच त्यांनी कौस्तुभ-मण्याच्या प्रभेचे तेजस्वी चक्र धारण केले, जे प्रवाळासारखे अरुण होते।
Narrator (description of the Lord’s radiance and Kaustubha)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā
Type: kshetra
Scene: Viṣṇu’s chest radiates with Kaustubha-like brilliance, a coral-red aura-ring; the simile of the sun dispelling Rāhu suggests a partial eclipse breaking into full light behind Him.
FAQs
Divine radiance removes fear and delusion, just as light overcomes eclipse-darkness.
Ayodhyā, where the narrative frames the Lord’s protective, fear-dispelling presence.
None; the verse conveys protection through remembrance of the Lord’s tejas (splendor).