Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 30
ज्ञात्वा सुराः सर्वमिदं विचेष्टितं कृत्यानलस्यास्य निबंधनं तथा । प्रलोभनं तोयपुरःसरा द्विषः पुपूजिरे केशवमत्र चारिणम्
jñātvā surāḥ sarvamidaṃ viceṣṭitaṃ kṛtyānalasyāsya nibaṃdhanaṃ tathā | pralobhanaṃ toyapuraḥsarā dviṣaḥ pupūjire keśavamatra cāriṇam
When the gods understood the whole course of these events—how that baleful fire was bound and how the foe was lured onward with water as its forerunner—they worshipped Keśava, who moved and acted there.
Narrator (within Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya; traditional frame: Sūta speaking to sages)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī / frame-audience
Scene: The devas assemble in the Prabhāsa landscape, hands raised in worship, as Keśava stands or walks along the shore; a subdued, chained or contained Vaḍavānala is hinted beneath the waters.
FAQs
Recognizing divine governance behind cosmic stability leads to gratitude, worship, and renewed faith in dharma.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, portrayed as the arena of Keśava’s protective action remembered through tīrtha-māhātmya.
Worship (pūjā) is implied—devas honor Keśava after witnessing His protective acts.