Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 27
ऊर्द्ध्वबाहुर्वक्रशिराः कञ्चुकश्च शिवोलुकैः । ब्रह्मघ्नो यज्ञहा दैत्यो राहुर्बर्बरकस्तथा
ūrddhvabāhurvakraśirāḥ kañcukaśca śivolukaiḥ | brahmaghno yajñahā daityo rāhurbarbarakastathā
Ūrddhvabāhu et Vakraśiras, et Kañcuka avec Śivoluka s’avancèrent aussi ; de même les Daityas Brahmaghna et Yajñahā, ainsi que Rāhu et Barbaraka.
Sūta (deduced narration)
Tirtha: Dvārakā (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A darker, more ominous wave of Daityas advances—some with grotesque heads, raised arms, and fierce insignia—among them figures symbolically marked as destroyers of yajña and brahminical sanctity; Rāhu’s shadowy presence looms.
FAQs
Those who oppose sacred order—symbolized by harming Brahmins and sacrifices—stand as archetypes of adharma in Purāṇic ethics.
The Dvārakā Māhātmya frames the episode, presenting the sacred region as the stage where dharma prevails.
No direct ritual is prescribed; the verse lists Daitya figures associated with anti-ritual tendencies (e.g., “Yajñahā”).