Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 120
वीरभद्रोऽपि दीप्तात्मा वज्रयुक्तं करं हरेः । व्यष्टंभयददीनात्मा तथान्येषां दिवौकसाम्
vīrabhadro'pi dīptātmā vajrayuktaṃ karaṃ hareḥ | vyaṣṭaṃbhayadadīnātmā tathānyeṣāṃ divaukasām
Vīrabhadra juga, berjiwa menyala dan tidak gentar, menahan lengan Hari yang membawa daya bak vajra; demikian pula dia mengekang tangan para penghuni kayangan yang lain.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis (frame)
Scene: Vīrabhadra, radiant and fierce, blocks Hari’s raised arm poised like a thunderbolt; other devas are held back; the scene is a charged standoff amid smoke, broken yūpas, and blazing sacrificial fire.
FAQs
Divine power is depicted as subordinate to cosmic order; forceful pride is checked by a higher dharmic necessity.
Vastrāpathakṣetra in Prabhāsa, where the Purāṇa frames a theologically charged event to magnify the kṣetra’s sanctity.
None; the verse is narrative, describing divine restraint amid ritual conflict.