Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 32
ततों ऽबिका निनादोच्चैः साट्टहासं मुहुर्मुहुः
tatoṃ 'bikā ninādoccaiḥ sāṭṭahāsaṃ muhurmuhuḥ
তেতিয়া অম্বিকাই উচ্চস্বৰে গর্জন কৰিলে, আৰু মুহুৰ্মুহু অট্টহাসৰ ধ্বনি তুলিলে।
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Ambikā throws her head slightly back in ringing laughter; her lion’s mane bristles; concentric waves of sound ripple through the sky, scattering dark clouds and startling unseen foes.
FAQs
Devī’s aṭṭahāsa signifies fearless sovereignty; divine presence itself shatters demonic confidence and inner anxiety.
Prabhāsakṣetra, contextualizing Devī’s victorious energy within its māhātmya narrative.
No explicit ritual; the imagery supports devotional contemplation of Devī as the fearless Mother (Ambikā).