Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
चाक्षुषस्यांतरे देवि यदा दैत्या बलोत्कटाः । हन्यमाना विष्णुनाऽथ दक्षिणां दिशमाविशन्
cākṣuṣasyāṃtare devi yadā daityā balotkaṭāḥ | hanyamānā viṣṇunā'tha dakṣiṇāṃ diśamāviśan
Ô Déesse, dans le Manvantara de Cākṣuṣa, lorsque les Dānavas, puissants et impétueux, étaient frappés par Viṣṇu, ils prirent la fuite et gagnèrent la direction du sud.
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa Māhātmya narration style)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (narrative locus)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A battlefield tableau in mythic time: Viṣṇu striking down Dānavas; the asuras retreating in panic toward the south; the Goddess addressed as ‘Devi’ in the narration, foreshadowing her arrival.
FAQs
Divine protection prevails: even the mightiest forces cannot withstand dharma upheld by the Lord.
The narrative belongs to Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, setting the mythic background for its deity/tīrtha praises.
None in this verse; it introduces the historical-mythic context for later worship instructions.