Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 40
सहसा स हतस्तेन वारणो भैरवान्रवान् । विनदञ्जवमास्थाय यज्ञवाटमुपाद्रवत्
sahasā sa hatastena vāraṇo bhairavānravān | vinadañjavamāsthāya yajñavāṭamupādravat
De pronto, al ser herido por él, el elefante lanzó bramidos aterradores. Trompeteando con fuerza, cobró velocidad y se precipitó hacia el recinto del sacrificio.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A wounded elephant erupts into terrifying roars, trumpeting and charging straight toward the yajña-vāṭa; priests and devas recoil as the ritual enclosure faces trampling chaos.
FAQs
When sacred order (yajña) is threatened by chaos, the narrative prepares for divine intervention to protect Dharma.
Prabhāsakṣetra, with the yajña-setting highlighting its sanctity and ritual centrality.
No direct prescription; the verse references the yajña-enclosure as a sacred locus.