Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 22
देवा ऊचुः । जय त्वं देवि चामुंडे जय भूतापहारिणि । जय सर्वगते देवि कालरात्रि नमोऽस्तु ते
devā ūcuḥ | jaya tvaṃ devi cāmuṃḍe jaya bhūtāpahāriṇi | jaya sarvagate devi kālarātri namo'stu te
Les dieux dirent : Victoire à toi, ô Déesse Chamunda ; victoire à toi, qui écartes les esprits malins. Victoire à toi, ô Déesse omniprésente, ô Kalaratri, salutations à toi.
Devāḥ (the gods)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devas chant ‘Jaya’ with folded hands before the fierce Devī; her aura expands to suggest sarvagatatva (all-pervading), while a dark, protective night-halo signifies Kālarātri; shadowy malignant beings dissolve at her presence.
FAQs
The Goddess is hailed as the all-pervading protector who dispels harmful forces; devotion recognizes her as Time’s sovereign power.
Prabhāsakṣetra is the narrative setting for this stuti, implying the kṣetra as a place where fierce protective Devī-worship is especially potent.
A direct model of stuti (praise) and namaskāra (salutation) is given; no specific dāna/snānā rule is stated.