Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 43
अथ देवः समालोक्य तां श्रद्धां तस्य गोपतेः । प्रोवाच दर्शनं गत्वा भगवांस्त्रिपुरांतकः
atha devaḥ samālokya tāṃ śraddhāṃ tasya gopateḥ | provāca darśanaṃ gatvā bhagavāṃstripurāṃtakaḥ
ครั้นแล้ว พระผู้เป็นเจ้า—ตรีปุรานตกะ—ทอดพระเนตรศรัทธาของโคปติผู้นั้น จึงเสด็จมาประทานทัศนะ (darśana) ต่อหน้าเขา และตรัสกับเขา
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brāhmaṇas (narrative audience)
Scene: Tripurāntaka, radiant and compassionate, steps into the devotee’s presence after observing his faith; the moment just before divine speech, charged with stillness.
FAQs
Śraddhā draws the deity near—divine grace manifests as darśana and personal guidance.
The same Himalayan tīrtha-setting of Nāgarakhaṇḍa 122, where Tripurāntaka grants darśana.
No new prescription; it highlights the result of prior worship—darśana and divine communication.