Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 115
वृत्रासुर इवाजेयो लोकानुत्सादयिष्यति । तं च विश्वपतिर्धीमानवतीर्य बुधो हरिः
vṛtrāsura ivājeyo lokānutsādayiṣyati | taṃ ca viśvapatirdhīmānavatīrya budho hariḥ
அவன் வ்ருத்ராசுரனைப் போல அஜேயனாய் உலகங்களைத் துன்புறுத்தி அழிப்பான்; ஆனால் விஸ்வபதி, ஞானமிகு ஹரி அவதரித்து அவனை அடக்குவார்.
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.