Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 47
तस्मिन्प्रवृत्ते तुमुले तु युद्धे चकंपिरे भूभिसमेतलोकाः । वित्रस्तदेवा न दिशो विरेजुर्महांधकारावृतमूर्छितं जगत्
tasminpravṛtte tumule tu yuddhe cakaṃpire bhūbhisametalokāḥ | vitrastadevā na diśo virejurmahāṃdhakārāvṛtamūrchitaṃ jagat
Quand ce combat tumultueux s’engagea, les mondes avec la terre se mirent à trembler. Les dieux, saisis d’effroi, virent les directions perdre leur éclat, et l’univers défaillit, voilé d’une grande ténèbre.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya context)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A panoramic scene: earth and worlds shaking; devas recoiling; the sky and directions dimmed by a rolling wall of darkness; the central combat barely visible amid dust and shadow.
FAQs
When adharma surges, even the cosmos appears shaken—yet such upheaval sets the stage for divine restoration of order.
The episode is situated within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya, underscoring Prabhāsa as a theatre of divine intervention.
No ritual instruction appears here; it describes cosmic omens accompanying the battle.