Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12
पुलस्त्य उवाच । एवमस्त्विति स प्रोच्य तत्रैवांतरधीयत । शुक्रोपि दानवान्संख्ये हतान्देवैरनेकशः
pulastya uvāca | evamastviti sa procya tatraivāṃtaradhīyata | śukropi dānavānsaṃkhye hatāndevairanekaśaḥ
Pulastya dit : «Ayant dit : “Qu’il en soit ainsi”, il disparut sur-le-champ. Et Śukra aussi, dans la bataille, vit les Dānavas tués de maintes façons par les dieux.»
Pulastya
Listener: Nṛpasattama (unnamed king)
Scene: Śiva affirms the boon and vanishes; the scene cuts to a battlefield strewn with fallen Dānavas, Śukra arriving to witness the devastation.
FAQs
Divine boons operate within cosmic order: battles occur, yet higher knowledge can alter outcomes under dharmic permission.
The verse is transitional narrative; the tīrtha praise becomes explicit in the following description of the Mahākuṇḍa.
None; it sets the scene for the application of the granted vidyā.