Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19
ईश्वर उवाच । इति स्तुतस्तदा देवि आदिनारायणो हरिः । ज्ञात्वा स भावि कार्यं तत्समारुह्य च पादुकाम्
īśvara uvāca | iti stutastadā devi ādinārāyaṇo hariḥ | jñātvā sa bhāvi kāryaṃ tatsamāruhya ca pādukām
พระผู้เป็นเจ้าตรัสว่า: โอ้เทวี ครั้นได้รับการสรรเสริญดังนี้แล้ว พระหริ—อาทินารายณ์—ทรงทราบกิจที่จะบังเกิด จึงเสด็จขึ้นสู่ปาทุกาอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์ของพระองค์
Īśvara (narrative voice indicates 'The Lord said')
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Īśvara narrates to Devī: after being praised, Hari as Ādinārāyaṇa, foreknowing the imminent work, rises and mounts/steps upon His sacred pādukā—signaling departure to accomplish the divine act.
FAQs
When the Lord is sincerely praised, He directly undertakes the protection of the world and acts to remove impending danger.
The event unfolds within Prabhāsa-kṣetra’s māhātmya, presenting the site as a stage for tangible divine intervention.
No explicit rite is stated; the preceding stuti (praise) is shown to be efficacious, prompting the Lord’s action.