Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 48
दुर्निरीक्ष्यः कृपायुक्तः समदर्शी तपोनिधिः । तपसा दग्धदेहोपि विष्णुभक्तिपरायणः
durnirīkṣyaḥ kṛpāyuktaḥ samadarśī taponidhiḥ | tapasā dagdhadehopi viṣṇubhaktiparāyaṇaḥ
وہ جلال میں دیکھنے سے دشوار، مگر رحمت سے لبریز؛ ہم نظر، تپسیا کا خزانہ تھا۔ اگرچہ تپسیا سے اس کا بدن جھلس گیا تھا، پھر بھی وہ وِشنو بھکتی میں سراسر منہمک رہا۔
Narrator (Purāṇic voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Brāhma-khaṇḍa framing)
Scene: Nārada appears blazing with ascetic radiance, his body marked by tapas, yet his face and posture convey tenderness and compassion; he stands as an impartial seer devoted to Viṣṇu.
FAQs
True holiness integrates austerity with compassion and culminates in steadfast devotion (bhakti), here centered on Viṣṇu.
No site is named; the verse praises the saintly qualities of Nārada within the narrative.
Tapas and bhakti are implied disciplines; no specific vrata, dāna, or snāna is detailed in this line.