Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7
श्रुत्वा दैत्यगणाः सर्वे दुर्मुखं निहतं तदा । दुर्वाससं पुनस्तत्र परित्रातं च विष्णुना
śrutvā daityagaṇāḥ sarve durmukhaṃ nihataṃ tadā | durvāsasaṃ punastatra paritrātaṃ ca viṣṇunā
Ao ouvirem que Durmukha fora morto, todas as hostes de Daityas souberam também que, ali mesmo, Durvāsā fora novamente protegido por Viṣṇu.
Prahlāda (narrator)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: Daitya hosts pause in agitation as news spreads: Durmukha is slain, and Durvāsā—an Ātreya brāhmaṇa—has been protected again by Viṣṇu; the demons’ faces show shock and anger against a backdrop of Dvārakā’s sea-walls.
FAQs
Divine guardianship over the righteous is a recurring certainty; dharma is upheld again and again.
Dvārakā, depicted as a protected sacred realm under Viṣṇu’s immediate care.
None; it emphasizes Viṣṇu’s protective role rather than a specific rite.