Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 95
चतुर्थ्यां तु युगाख्यायामापन्नेषु सुरेष्विह । संभूतः स समुद्रात्तु हिरण्यकशिपोर्वधे
caturthyāṃ tu yugākhyāyāmāpanneṣu sureṣviha | saṃbhūtaḥ sa samudrāttu hiraṇyakaśiporvadhe
Im vierten hier genannten Yuga-Zyklus, als die Götter in Not gerieten, erhob Er sich aus dem Ozean, um Hiraṇyakaśipu zu erschlagen.
Īśvara (Śiva) (deduced from immediate continuation in 20.1: “īśvara uvāca” and continuous narration)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (coastal tīrtha)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrims/ṛṣis seeking Prabhāsa greatness
Scene: The gods, distressed, stand on the shore at Prabhāsa as the ocean churns; from the waters arises the terrifying yet protective form destined to slay Hiraṇyakaśipu.
FAQs
When dharma is threatened and the devas are distressed, the Divine manifests to restore cosmic order.
The broader context is the glorification of Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa), where yuga-narratives are presented as part of its māhātmya.
No explicit vrata, dāna, or snāna is stated in this verse; it is primarily narrative.