Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7
महांशुमान्खगः सूर्यस्तद्विनाशमचिंतयत् । अजानन्नंततश्छिद्रं राक्षसानां दिवस्पतिः
mahāṃśumānkhagaḥ sūryastadvināśamaciṃtayat | ajānannaṃtataśchidraṃ rākṣasānāṃ divaspatiḥ
মহাকিরণময় আকাশচারী সূর্য, দিবসপতি, তাদের বিনাশ চিন্তা করলেন; কিন্তু রাক্ষসদের গোপন ছিদ্র—পলায়নের পথ—তিনি জানতেন না।
Purāṇic narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Surya, radiant and sky-roaming, pauses mid-action in contemplation; below, rākṣasas slip toward an unseen crevice or shadowy aperture—an allegory of hidden escape routes.
FAQs
Even when divine justice is certain, adharma seeks loopholes; vigilance and right order must be restored fully.
Prabhāsakṣetra, within the Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya, as the stage for Sūrya’s intervention.
No explicit ritual is given here; the verse advances the kṣetra narrative leading to the mention of Arkasthala/Sūryakṣetra.