Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 29
नमस्कृत्य तु तामूचुः सुरास्ते भयनाशनीम् । बलातिबलनामानौ हत्वा दैत्यौ महाबलौ । तेषां चैव महत्सैन्यं पाह्यतो महतो भयात्
namaskṛtya tu tāmūcuḥ surāste bhayanāśanīm | balātibalanāmānau hatvā daityau mahābalau | teṣāṃ caiva mahatsainyaṃ pāhyato mahato bhayāt
S’étant prosternés devant Elle, les dieux dirent à la Déesse qui dissipe la peur : « Après avoir abattu les puissants démons nommés Balātibala, protège-nous à présent de leur vaste armée ; délivre-nous de cette grande terreur. »
Devāḥ (the gods), addressing Devī
FAQs
Even the powerful seek divine refuge; humility (namaskāra) and prayer align one with protective grace against overwhelming fear.
Prabhāsakṣetra, where the Purāṇa frames Devī’s protective power as part of the site’s sacred greatness.
No explicit vrata or dāna is given; the devotional act highlighted is namaskāra (obeisance) and supplication.