Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 100
कृत्याशस्त्रेण सकलानमर त्वेन गर्वितान् । तस्मिन्स्थितः प्रकुपितः शिवायतनसंसदि
kṛtyāśastreṇa sakalānamara tvena garvitān | tasminsthitaḥ prakupitaḥ śivāyatanasaṃsadi
ক্ৰোধে দগ্ধ হৈ তেওঁ শিৱালয়ৰ সভামণ্ডপত অৱস্থিত থাকিল, আৰু কৃত্যা-অস্ত্ৰেৰে অমৰত্বৰ গৰ্বে মত্ত সকলোকে নিধন কৰাৰ সংকল্প কৰিলে।
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya)
Tirtha: Śivāyatana (at Tuhinācala)
Type: temple
Scene: Inside or before a Śiva-shrine assembly hall on a snowy mountain, the protagonist burns with anger, envisioning a Kṛtyā-weapon to fell the ‘immortal-proud’ foes.
FAQs
Even sacred spaces can become stages for inner conflict; pride and wrath distort intention, turning power toward harm.
A Śiva-āyatana (Śiva temple precinct) is mentioned; within this chapter it functions as a sacral setting tied to the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya narrative.
None explicitly; the verse references a Kṛtyā as a hostile rite/construct rather than a recommended practice.