Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 23
ततस्तुष्टिं गतस्तस्य स्वयमेव जनार्दनः । प्रदाय दर्शनं वाक्यं ततः प्रोवाच सादरम्
tatastuṣṭiṃ gatastasya svayameva janārdanaḥ | pradāya darśanaṃ vākyaṃ tataḥ provāca sādaram
تب جناردن خود اس پر راضی ہو کر جلوۂ دیدار عطا فرمایا، اور پھر احترام کے ساتھ یہ کلمات ارشاد کیے۔
Narrator (introducing Janārdana’s appearance)
Tirtha: कामिक-क्षेत्र
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: तपस्वी-राजा के सामने चतुर्भुज जनार्दन प्रकट—शंख, चक्र, गदा, पद्म; दिव्य प्रकाश, पुष्प-वृष्टि; राजा हाथ जोड़कर स्तब्ध
FAQs
Divine grace (darśana) is shown as the fruit of sincere devotion and austerity performed in a sanctified place.
The narrative continues to glorify the wish-fulfilling kṣetra where tapas leads to direct divine encounter.
No new rite is prescribed here; the focus is on the result—darśana granted due to prior tapas.