Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 82
एवं वचस्तस्य निशम्य विष्णोः सर्वेश्वरस्याथ रथं निमेषात् । निनाय दूरं किल कालनेमिनो भीतस्तदा सारथिर्लोकनाथात्
evaṃ vacastasya niśamya viṣṇoḥ sarveśvarasyātha rathaṃ nimeṣāt | nināya dūraṃ kila kālanemino bhītastadā sārathirlokanāthāt
سب کے مالک وشنو کے یہ الفاظ سن کر، کال نیمی کا سارٹھی دنیا کے محافظ سے خوفزدہ ہو کر ایک ہی لمحے میں رتھ کو دور لے گیا۔
Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa (deduced for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration)
Scene: A terrified charioteer whipping the horses, the chariot streaking away in a blur, while Viṣṇu stands radiant and still; the contrast between divine stillness and mortal panic is central.
FAQs
When the Supreme Lord asserts dharma, adharma retreats instantly; divine sovereignty dispels fear and arrogance.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions within a mythic-historical battle episode of the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa.
None in this verse; it is narrative, emphasizing the Lord’s protective power.