Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10
आचख्युः संकटं तस्यास्ते देवा रुरुचेष्टितम् । श्रुत्वा जहास सा देवी देवानां कार्य सिद्धये
ācakhyuḥ saṃkaṭaṃ tasyāste devā ruruceṣṭitam | śrutvā jahāsa sā devī devānāṃ kārya siddhaye
Les dieux lui révélèrent le péril qui les menaçait—né des agissements de Ruru. L’ayant entendu, la Déesse éclata de rire, décidée à mener à bien l’œuvre des dieux.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: The devas report the peril caused by Ruru; the Goddess responds with a confident laugh, signaling imminent victory and protection.
FAQs
For the divine, even grave संकट is manageable—faith in śakti turns fear into assured dharmic victory.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, the holy landscape where divine intervention is portrayed as immediate and effective.
None explicitly; the focus is on reporting the संकट and the devī’s resolve.