Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 115
वृत्रासुर इवाजेयो लोकानुत्सादयिष्यति । तं च विश्वपतिर्धीमानवतीर्य बुधो हरिः
vṛtrāsura ivājeyo lokānutsādayiṣyati | taṃ ca viśvapatirdhīmānavatīrya budho hariḥ
ਵ੍ਰਿਤ੍ਰਾਸੁਰ ਵਾਂਗ ਅਜੇਯ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਉਹ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਪੀੜੇਗਾ ਅਤੇ ਉਜਾੜੇਗਾ; ਪਰ ਵਿਸ਼ਵਪਤੀ ਬੁੱਧਿਮਾਨ ਹਰਿ ਅਵਤਾਰ ਧਾਰ ਕੇ ਉਤਰਣਗੇ ਅਤੇ ਉਸ ਦਾ ਨਿਵਾਰਣ ਕਰਨਗੇ।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced)
Scene: A looming asura, invincible like Vṛtra, darkening the worlds; then Hari descends from the heavens, luminous and composed, ready to subdue the threat.
FAQs
When adharma becomes overwhelming, the divine power intervenes to restore order and protect the world.
Not a specific tīrtha in this verse; it provides the mythic backdrop supporting the sanctity of the region.
None explicitly; it is a phala-supporting narrative of dharma’s protection.