Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14
एवं स ब्राह्मणान्देवि भोजयित्वा पुनःपुनः । विनिर्भिद्योदरं तेषामेवं हंति द्विजान्बहून्
evaṃ sa brāhmaṇāndevi bhojayitvā punaḥpunaḥ | vinirbhidyodaraṃ teṣāmevaṃ haṃti dvijānbahūn
Ainsi, ô Déesse, après avoir nourri les brahmanes encore et encore, il leur déchirait le ventre ; de cette manière, il tua de nombreux deux-fois-nés.
Narrator addressing Devī (listener implied by 'devi')
Tirtha: प्रभासक्षेत्र
Type: kshetra
Listener: देवी
Scene: A montage-like depiction: repeated feasts turning into repeated killings—brāhmaṇas seated in a line, Ilvala hosting, Vātāpi’s emergence implied as a recurring horror; the Goddess addressed as witness.
FAQs
Repeated misuse of sacred hospitality becomes a pattern of grave sin; dharma demands protection of brāhmaṇas and condemnation of such cruelty.
The episode is part of Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya, where the tīrtha’s greatness is conveyed through the moral dramas associated with it.
Vipra-bhojana (feeding brāhmaṇas) is referenced; the implied prescription is that it must be performed as dharma, not as a cover for हिंसा.