Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 23
ततस्तुष्टिं गतस्तस्य स्वयमेव जनार्दनः । प्रदाय दर्शनं वाक्यं ततः प्रोवाच सादरम्
tatastuṣṭiṃ gatastasya svayameva janārdanaḥ | pradāya darśanaṃ vākyaṃ tataḥ provāca sādaram
Então o próprio Janārdana, satisfeito com ele, concedeu-lhe a visão divina; e depois, com reverência, proferiu estas palavras.
Narrator (introducing Janārdana’s appearance)
Tirtha: कामिक-क्षेत्र
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: तपस्वी-राजा के सामने चतुर्भुज जनार्दन प्रकट—शंख, चक्र, गदा, पद्म; दिव्य प्रकाश, पुष्प-वृष्टि; राजा हाथ जोड़कर स्तब्ध
FAQs
Divine grace (darśana) is shown as the fruit of sincere devotion and austerity performed in a sanctified place.
The narrative continues to glorify the wish-fulfilling kṣetra where tapas leads to direct divine encounter.
No new rite is prescribed here; the focus is on the result—darśana granted due to prior tapas.