Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15
और्व उवाच । एष एव निवृत्तोऽहं तव वाक्येन सत्तम । एष वह्निर्मयोत्सृष्टः स विभो तव शासनात्
aurva uvāca | eṣa eva nivṛtto'haṃ tava vākyena sattama | eṣa vahnirmayotsṛṣṭaḥ sa vibho tava śāsanāt
Aūrva dit : «Par ta seule parole, ô le plus excellent des vertueux, j’ai réellement cessé. Ce feu que j’ai relâché, ô Puissant, agira selon ton commandement.»
Aūrva
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Aūrva speaks with humility: he has desisted by Brahmā’s word; the released fire stands personified, awaiting command—fierce yet disciplined.
FAQs
Greatness is shown not only in power but in restraint and obedience to dharmic authority.
The broader glorification is of Prabhāsakṣetra through its sacred histories (māhātmya-kathā).
None; the verse centers on compliance and the redirection of destructive energy.