Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 91
अधर्मे रुचयश्चापि वर्द्धिता वेनपापजाः । पुनर्महर्षयस्तेथ पाणिं वेनस्य दक्षिणम्
adharme rucayaścāpi varddhitā venapāpajāḥ | punarmaharṣayastetha pāṇiṃ venasya dakṣiṇam
Und auch die Neigung zum Adharma wuchs, hervorgegangen aus Venas Sünde. Dann wandten sich die großen Weisen dort erneut Venas rechter Hand zu.
Narrator (within Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Adharma spreads like a dark haze; sages gather with stern composure, focusing on Vena’s right hand as the locus of corrective emergence.
FAQs
Adharma spreads through society when leadership is corrupt; dharma is restored through deliberate corrective action guided by sages.
Prabhāsakṣetra is the section’s sacred frame; the verse itself is narrative rather than tīrtha praise.
None; the action described is mythic ‘churning’ rather than a prescriptive rite for devotees.