Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 45
ततो विष्णुः स्वयं क्रुद्धश्चक्रं गृह्य सुदर्शनम् । सम्प्रहरत्यमुं यावद्रुक्मिण्यात्र निवारितः
tato viṣṇuḥ svayaṃ kruddhaścakraṃ gṛhya sudarśanam | sampraharatyamuṃ yāvadrukmiṇyātra nivāritaḥ
Kemudian Viṣṇu sendiri menjadi murka, lalu menggenggam cakra Sudarśana dan hampir menghentamnya—namun di situ juga Rukmiṇī menahan Baginda.
Narrator (Purāṇic storyteller within Revā Khaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Yodhanīpura
Type: kshetra
Scene: Viṣṇu, angered, lifts the Sudarśana cakra to strike Rukma; Rukmiṇī intervenes, physically and emotionally restraining Him at the critical instant.
FAQs
Power guided by compassion becomes dharma—Rukmiṇī’s intervention shows that restraint can be higher than victory.
No specific tīrtha is praised in this line; it is a narrative moment within Revā Khaṇḍa.
None.