Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 112
पितुर्वधात्क्रोधकृतावधानं मत्वा सुरा रौद्रमतीव घोरम् । समेत्य सर्वे पुरुषं पुराणं समाश्रितास्ते सहसा सभार्याः
piturvadhātkrodhakṛtāvadhānaṃ matvā surā raudramatīva ghoram | sametya sarve puruṣaṃ purāṇaṃ samāśritāste sahasā sabhāryāḥ
Da sie erkannten, dass durch die Tötung seines Vaters sein Sinn vom Zorn ergriffen war—überaus wild und furchtbar—kamen alle Götter zusammen und nahmen sogleich, samt ihren Gemahlinnen, Zuflucht beim Ur-Purusha, der ursprünglichen Person.
Sūta (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya ṛṣis (frame)
Scene: All the gods, accompanied by their consorts, rush together in fear and bow to the Primeval Person—an immense, serene cosmic form—while the background still hints at the raging threat; the contrast is peace amid storm.
FAQs
When disorder rises through wrath and vengeance, śaraṇāgati—taking refuge in the Supreme—restores balance and protection.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra; its māhātmya integrates both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava theological motifs to magnify the site’s sanctity.
No explicit ritual; the act highlighted is śaraṇāgati (seeking divine refuge).