Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10
आचख्युः संकटं तस्यास्ते देवा रुरुचेष्टितम् । श्रुत्वा जहास सा देवी देवानां कार्य सिद्धये
ācakhyuḥ saṃkaṭaṃ tasyāste devā ruruceṣṭitam | śrutvā jahāsa sā devī devānāṃ kārya siddhaye
Die Götter berichteten ihr von ihrer Bedrängnis—hervorgerufen durch Rurus Taten. Als sie es hörte, lachte die Göttin, entschlossen, das Anliegen der Götter zu vollenden.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: The devas report the peril caused by Ruru; the Goddess responds with a confident laugh, signaling imminent victory and protection.
FAQs
For the divine, even grave संकट is manageable—faith in śakti turns fear into assured dharmic victory.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, the holy landscape where divine intervention is portrayed as immediate and effective.
None explicitly; the focus is on reporting the संकट and the devī’s resolve.