Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 39
सुखोपविष्टः स ऋषिस्तत्रापश्यत्त्रिविक्रमम् । दैत्येन्द्रद्वारदेशे तु तिष्ठन्तमकुतोभयम्
sukhopaviṣṭaḥ sa ṛṣistatrāpaśyattrivikramam | daityendradvāradeśe tu tiṣṭhantamakutobhayam
Duduk dengan tenang, sang resi melihat Trivikrama di sana—berdiri di pintu gerbang raja Daitya, sama sekali tanpa rasa takut.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator in Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Dvārakā (gateway/threshold motif)
Type: ghat
Scene: Durvāsā, seated, suddenly beholds Trivikrama at the gateway—majestic, unmoving, fearless—like a cosmic sentinel at the door of the Daitya lord.
FAQs
Divine darśana arises unexpectedly; the Lord stands as fearless protector even in hostile spaces.
The Dvārakā sacred region is the frame; this verse emphasizes the Lord’s presence rather than a named tīrtha.
No ritual is prescribed; the focus is on darśana (vision of the deity).