Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 100
कृत्याशस्त्रेण सकलानमर त्वेन गर्वितान् । तस्मिन्स्थितः प्रकुपितः शिवायतनसंसदि
kṛtyāśastreṇa sakalānamara tvena garvitān | tasminsthitaḥ prakupitaḥ śivāyatanasaṃsadi
Encolerizado, permaneció allí, en la asamblea del santuario de Śiva, con la intención de abatir—mediante el arma de la Kṛtyā—a todos los que se envanecían de su inmortalidad.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya)
Tirtha: Śivāyatana (at Tuhinācala)
Type: temple
Scene: Inside or before a Śiva-shrine assembly hall on a snowy mountain, the protagonist burns with anger, envisioning a Kṛtyā-weapon to fell the ‘immortal-proud’ foes.
FAQs
Even sacred spaces can become stages for inner conflict; pride and wrath distort intention, turning power toward harm.
A Śiva-āyatana (Śiva temple precinct) is mentioned; within this chapter it functions as a sacral setting tied to the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya narrative.
None explicitly; the verse references a Kṛtyā as a hostile rite/construct rather than a recommended practice.