Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 55
तत्त्राणायाव्रजद्विष्णुः स्तूयमानो मुहुः सुरैः । अभाग्येभ्यः परित्रातुं सुकृतं निर्मलं यथा
tattrāṇāyāvrajadviṣṇuḥ stūyamāno muhuḥ suraiḥ | abhāgyebhyaḥ paritrātuṃ sukṛtaṃ nirmalaṃ yathā
ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੀ ਰੱਖਿਆ ਲਈ ਵਿਸ਼ਣੂ ਅੱਗੇ ਵਧੇ—ਦੇਵਤਿਆਂ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਮੁੜ ਮੁੜ ਸਤੁਤ ਕੀਤੇ ਜਾਂਦੇ—ਜਿਵੇਂ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਸੁਕ੍ਰਿਤ (ਪੁੰਨ) ਬਦਕਿਸਮਤੀ ਤੋਂ ਬਚਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਆ ਪਹੁੰਚਦਾ ਹੈ।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: Viṣṇu advances to the rescue, surrounded by devas singing hymns; the composition contrasts the earlier darkness with a clean, radiant approach—‘pure merit’ visualized as light.
FAQs
Divine grace and one’s pure merit work together: sukṛta ripens as protection, and Viṣṇu embodies that saving power.
None explicitly; the emphasis is on dharma (sukṛta) and divine protection.
No direct ritual is prescribed; the verse implicitly praises accumulating sukṛta through righteous conduct.