Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 34
गणान्संप्रेषयामास यज्ञविध्वंसनाय च । ते गताश्च गणा रौद्राः शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः
gaṇānsaṃpreṣayāmāsa yajñavidhvaṃsanāya ca | te gatāśca gaṇā raudrāḥ śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ
Il dépêcha ses Gaṇas pour anéantir le sacrifice. Et ces Gaṇas farouches s’en allèrent, par centaines, oui, par milliers.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (narrative frame)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrims/seekers within the māhātmya frame
Scene: Śiva, in wrathful composure, gestures commandingly; waves of gaṇas surge forth like a storm—armed, roaring, rushing toward the blazing sacrificial pavilion.
FAQs
Ritual without reverence becomes hollow; when dharma is violated, divine forces act to correct the imbalance.
The passage belongs to the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, framing this cosmic event within the sanctity of Prabhāsa.
The yajña is mentioned as the target of destruction; no positive ritual instruction is given here.