Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 61
वीरभद्रं तताभूतं तथाभूतं हंतुकामं पुरंदरम् । तव्रमाणस्तदा विष्णुर्वीरभद्राग्रतः स्थितः
vīrabhadraṃ tatābhūtaṃ tathābhūtaṃ haṃtukāmaṃ puraṃdaram | tavramāṇastadā viṣṇurvīrabhadrāgrataḥ sthitaḥ
Melihat Vīrabhadra dalam keadaan yang menggerunkan itu, dan Purandara (Indra) juga dalam bahaya, demi melindunginya Viṣṇu pun berdiri di hadapan Vīrabhadra.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Viṣṇu steps forward as a shield, placing himself between the furious Vīrabhadra and the endangered Indra; the air is charged with Rudra’s wrath.
FAQs
Divine roles differ, yet protection of cosmic order prompts intervention; dharma includes safeguarding even those overwhelmed by conflict.
The Kedāra region is the scriptural setting; Kedārakhaṇḍa uses such episodes to magnify the sanctity of Kedāra’s Śaiva sphere.
None stated here.