Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19
ततो मूर्छाभिसंतप्तो दह्यमानोऽद्भुताग्निना । निवर्त्य सहसा विष्णुर्वैलक्ष्यं परमं गतः
tato mūrchābhisaṃtapto dahyamāno'dbhutāgninā | nivartya sahasā viṣṇurvailakṣyaṃ paramaṃ gataḥ
Rồi Ngài choáng váng, khổ sở, bị thiêu đốt bởi ngọn lửa kỳ diệu ấy. Viṣṇu lập tức quay lui, chìm trong nỗi bối rối tột cùng.
Narrator
Tirtha: Arbuda liṅga-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: A king (महीपते)
Scene: Viṣṇu, scorched by an uncanny, miraculous fire, reels in faintness; his posture shifts from forward thrust to sudden withdrawal, eyes wide with discomposure before the flaming pillar.
FAQs
True greatness includes the capacity to withdraw and bow before the incomprehensible; humility is itself a sacred victory.
Arbuda’s liṅga narrative is being established as a mahātmya; the locale is the Arbuda sacred region within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa.
None; the narrative prepares for worship and praise that follow.