Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4
यदा पादुकया विष्णुस्त्वां हनिष्यति संयुगे । तदैव मृत्युर्भविता नान्यथा मरणं तव
yadā pādukayā viṣṇustvāṃ haniṣyati saṃyuge | tadaiva mṛtyurbhavitā nānyathā maraṇaṃ tava
Khi Viṣṇu đánh ngươi giữa chiến địa bằng chiếc dép thánh (pādukā), chỉ khi ấy cái chết của ngươi mới đến; ngoài ra ngươi sẽ không gặp kết cục nào khác.
Śiva (Īśvara) narrating Brahmā’s boon
Tirtha: Pādukāsana (implied by the pādukā-death condition)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: Brahmā pronounces the boon-condition: a prophetic vision shows Viṣṇu in battle striking the asura with a sandal; the sandal glows as a sacred emblem, foreshadowing the site-name Pādukāsana.
FAQs
Even protective boons contain a destined doorway of accountability; dharma ultimately finds a means to restore balance.
The narrative is tied to the Ādinārāyaṇa sphere in Prabhāsa-kṣetra, hinted by the pādukā/pādukāsana association.
None directly; it states the boon’s condition that frames later sacred-site significance.