Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7
भद्रकर्णस्तु तं दृष्ट्वा दानवं तदनंतरम् । पतंतं संमुखस्तस्य तिष्ठतिष्ठेति चाब्रवीत्
bhadrakarṇastu taṃ dṛṣṭvā dānavaṃ tadanaṃtaram | pataṃtaṃ saṃmukhastasya tiṣṭhatiṣṭheti cābravīt
భద్రకర్ణుడు ఆ దానవుణ్ని చూచిన వెంటనే, దూసుకొచ్చుచున్న వానిని ఎదుర్కొని—“ఆగు, ఆగు!” అని పలికెను।
Pulastya
Tirtha: Arbuda-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Bhadrakarṇa steps forward, feet planted, palm raised in a halting gesture while gripping a weapon; Namuci charges toward him; the moment freezes at the shouted command ‘Tiṣṭha, tiṣṭha!’
FAQs
The devotee’s fearlessness before adharma is celebrated as a form of dharmic protection in service of Śiva.
Bhadrakarṇa’s tīrtha setting is glorified indirectly through the deeds of its founding gaṇa.
None; the verse highlights valor and confrontation in a mythic battle.