Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 23
युष्माकं च विनाशाय ते न शक्या निषूदितुम् । यतध्वमेषां नाशाय नो चेन्नाशो भविष्यति
yuṣmākaṃ ca vināśāya te na śakyā niṣūditum | yatadhvameṣāṃ nāśāya no cennāśo bhaviṣyati
They cannot be slain—yet they are destined to bring about your ruin. Therefore strive for their destruction; otherwise, your own destruction will surely come to pass.
Brahmā (deduced from immediate narrative context leading into Śiva’s narration in v.27)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (as the strategic refuge)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A council of devas, tense and armed, receiving a grave warning: the demons are unslayable under current conditions; the scene emphasizes urgency and the need for a rishi-led solution.
FAQs
Dharma requires timely, united effort against adharma; neglecting righteous action invites downfall.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra is the broader sacred setting of the episode, where divine protection is sought and enacted.
No explicit rite is prescribed here; it is an injunction toward decisive action for the protection of dharma.
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