Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10
धूम्राक्षो भीमदंष्ट्रश्च कालवश्यो महाहनुः । ब्रह्मघ्नो यज्ञकोपश्च स्त्रीघ्नः पापनिकेतनः
dhūmrākṣo bhīmadaṃṣṭraśca kālavaśyo mahāhanuḥ | brahmaghno yajñakopaśca strīghnaḥ pāpaniketanaḥ
Dhūmrākṣa, Bhīmadaṃṣṭra, Kālavaśya et Mahāhanu ; Brahmaghna et Yajñakopa ; Strīghna et Pāpaniketana — tels étaient, parmi eux, les noms proclamés.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya; traditionally Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa addressing sages)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A roll-call of terrifying commanders—Dhūmrākṣa with smoke-dark eyes, Bhīmadaṃṣṭra with fearsome fangs, Kālavaśya shadowed by time, Mahāhanu with massive jaw; alongside grim figures symbolizing brahma-slaying, yajña-wrath, and violence—standing before a vast host.
FAQs
Names like “Yajñakopa” signal hostility to sacrifice and sacred order, highlighting adharma as opposition to dharmic rites and protection of the innocent.
Prabhāsakṣetra, within whose māhātmya these antagonistic forces are catalogued.
No direct prescription; yajña is referenced implicitly through the name “Yajñakopa.”