Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19
विधुन्वन्स हि ते तीक्ष्णशृंगेऽभीक्ष्णं भयानके । तया सार्धं च सुमहत्कृत्वा युद्धं महासुरः
vidhunvansa hi te tīkṣṇaśṛṃge'bhīkṣṇaṃ bhayānake | tayā sārdhaṃ ca sumahatkṛtvā yuddhaṃ mahāsuraḥ
Ce grand asura secouait sans cesse ses cornes acérées et terrifiantes, et livra contre elle un combat immense.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya; traditionally Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa addressing sages)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Frame listener addressed as devēśi
Scene: The great asura, bull-like with sharp horns, shakes them repeatedly in a terrifying display and clashes with the Goddess in a massive duel; dust, weapon flashes, and swirling motion dominate the scene.
FAQs
Adharma may appear fierce and repetitive in its assaults, yet it cannot overpower the steadiness of divine righteousness.
Prabhāsakṣetra, whose māhātmya is strengthened by recounting Devī’s triumph in its sacred sphere.
None; it is a descriptive verse within the combat narrative.