Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 22
ज्ञात्वा चैवापदं प्राप्तां देवः प्रार्थयते वृषम् । अनेन सह पापेन युध्यस्व साम्प्रतं क्षणम्
jñātvā caivāpadaṃ prāptāṃ devaḥ prārthayate vṛṣam | anena saha pāpena yudhyasva sāmprataṃ kṣaṇam
Menyedari bahaya yang timbul, Sang Dewa merayu Vṛṣa: “Bertarunglah seketika sekarang dengan si pendosa ini.”
Narrator (Purāṇic voice)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha milieu
Type: river
Listener: null
Scene: Recognizing the peril, the Lord calls upon Vṛṣa to engage the sinful demon briefly—an urgent protective maneuver to buy time.
FAQs
When adharma becomes aggressive, protection of cosmic order may require immediate intervention through divine attendants and right action.
No specific tīrtha is singled out in this verse; it continues the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative framework.
None; it narrates a protective command in a crisis.