Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 42
निस्तेजसस्तदादित्याः कृतास्तेन रणाजिरे । एतस्मिन्नन्तरे देवाः कृतास्तेन पराङ्मुखाः
nistejasastadādityāḥ kṛtāstena raṇājire | etasminnantare devāḥ kṛtāstena parāṅmukhāḥ
On that battlefield he stripped the Ādityas of their splendor. In that very moment, the gods were compelled by him to turn away and retreat.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: On the battlefield the Ādityas appear dimmed, their halos fading; the gods collectively turn away in reluctant retreat as an overpowering force presses forward under a darkened sky.
FAQs
When divine agencies falter, the Purāṇa teaches surrender and turning toward the Supreme for restoration of order.
Prabhāsakṣetra, depicted as the arena where cosmic imbalance is corrected through divine presence.
None in this verse.
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