Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 49
सूत उवाच । ततः प्रणम्य तं दृष्ट्वा प्रजगाम शतक्रतुः । वासुदेवोऽपि तत्रैव स्थितो लोकहिताय च
sūta uvāca | tataḥ praṇamya taṃ dṛṣṭvā prajagāma śatakratuḥ | vāsudevo'pi tatraiva sthito lokahitāya ca
Sūta berkata: “Kemudian Śatakratu (Indra), setelah bersujud dan memandang-Nya, pun berangkat pergi. Dan Vāsudeva juga tetap tinggal di sana, demi kesejahteraan dunia.”
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa/Sauti)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (implied standard frame)
Scene: Sūta narrates: Indra bows, beholds Vāsudeva, and departs; Vāsudeva remains at the sacred spot, radiating protective calm for the world’s welfare.
FAQs
After receiving divine instruction, one returns to rightful duty; the Lord’s presence at the tīrtha continues for universal benefit.
The same tīrtha-lake locale where Vāsudeva remains established in Adhyāya 41.
None directly; it narrates the outcome of darśana and the Lord’s continued abiding at the place.