Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14
अथ पौरजना दृष्ट्वा रावणं राक्षसेश्वरम् । सर्वदिक्षु वरारोहे भयाद्भीताः प्रदुद्रुवुः
atha paurajanā dṛṣṭvā rāvaṇaṃ rākṣaseśvaram | sarvadikṣu varārohe bhayādbhītāḥ pradudruvuḥ
Alors, ô Dame aux belles hanches, les gens de la cité, voyant Rāvaṇa—seigneur des rākṣasas—pris de peur, s’enfuirent dans toutes les directions.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Somēśvara precinct)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: Citizens scatter in all directions, leaving streets empty; in the background the temple stands firm. The feared rākṣasa king’s presence is sensed as a dark, imposing figure approaching the sacred precinct.
FAQs
Worldly power can inspire fear, but the sacred space remains the refuge where fear is ultimately addressed through divine order.
Prabhāsakṣetra—the setting where even formidable figures like Rāvaṇa appear before Somēśvara.
None in this verse; it sets the narrative atmosphere of awe and fear.