Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 45
रौद्रदृष्ट्या तु ये दृष्टाः क्षयं गच्छंति तत्क्षणात्
raudradṛṣṭyā tu ye dṛṣṭāḥ kṣayaṃ gacchaṃti tatkṣaṇāt
Wen der grimmige Blick trifft, der geht in eben diesem Augenblick zugrunde.
Narrator (contextual; within Īśvara’s narration leading into the Śani–Daśaratha episode)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A single fierce glance rendered as a beam or wave: figures and fortresses collapsing at once, dust rising, time frozen at the moment of ruin; the deity remains unmoved, embodying inexorable law.
FAQs
It highlights the overwhelming force of karmic retribution administered through Śani and the need for humility and remedy through dharma.
The passage belongs to the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, glorifying Prabhāsa (Somnātha region) as the sacred setting for such teachings.
No direct ritual is stated in this verse; it sets up the context for later stotra/japa-based relief.