Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5
पारावारः कृपायाश्च दयां कुरु ममोपरि । प्रेषयस्व महाभाग देवं दैत्यविनिग्रहे
pārāvāraḥ kṛpāyāśca dayāṃ kuru mamopari | preṣayasva mahābhāga devaṃ daityavinigrahe
Ngài là đại dương vô bờ của lòng từ bi—xin thương xót con. Ôi bậc đại phúc, xin sai Đức Chúa đi để hàng phục bọn Daitya.
Durvāsas (the Brahmin petitioning Bali)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A supplicant addresses a revered figure, praising him as an ocean of compassion and urging him to dispatch the Lord to subdue the Daityas; the mood is urgent, devotional, and protective.
FAQs
Compassionate authority supports dharma: the powerful are urged to protect the righteous and curb adharma.
Dvārakā’s sacred narrative setting, where divine protection is sought to preserve dharmic observance.
No direct ritual; it is a supplication for protective action—invoking divine agency to remove obstacles to dharmic practice.