Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
चाक्षुषस्यांतरे देवि यदा दैत्या बलोत्कटाः । हन्यमाना विष्णुनाऽथ दक्षिणां दिशमाविशन्
cākṣuṣasyāṃtare devi yadā daityā balotkaṭāḥ | hanyamānā viṣṇunā'tha dakṣiṇāṃ diśamāviśan
O Göttin, im Manvantara des Cākṣuṣa, als die mächtigen, kampfgewaltigen Dānavas von Viṣṇu niedergestreckt wurden, flohen sie und begaben sich in die südliche Richtung.
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa Māhātmya narration style)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (narrative locus)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A battlefield tableau in mythic time: Viṣṇu striking down Dānavas; the asuras retreating in panic toward the south; the Goddess addressed as ‘Devi’ in the narration, foreshadowing her arrival.
FAQs
Divine protection prevails: even the mightiest forces cannot withstand dharma upheld by the Lord.
The narrative belongs to Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, setting the mythic background for its deity/tīrtha praises.
None in this verse; it introduces the historical-mythic context for later worship instructions.