Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 91
अधर्मे रुचयश्चापि वर्द्धिता वेनपापजाः । पुनर्महर्षयस्तेथ पाणिं वेनस्य दक्षिणम्
adharme rucayaścāpi varddhitā venapāpajāḥ | punarmaharṣayastetha pāṇiṃ venasya dakṣiṇam
Et les penchants vers l’adharma s’accrurent aussi, nés du péché de Vena. Alors, de nouveau, les grands sages présents se tournèrent vers la main droite de Vena.
Narrator (within Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Adharma spreads like a dark haze; sages gather with stern composure, focusing on Vena’s right hand as the locus of corrective emergence.
FAQs
Adharma spreads through society when leadership is corrupt; dharma is restored through deliberate corrective action guided by sages.
Prabhāsakṣetra is the section’s sacred frame; the verse itself is narrative rather than tīrtha praise.
None; the action described is mythic ‘churning’ rather than a prescriptive rite for devotees.