Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 31
स गत्वा रोष ताम्राक्षश्चक्रोद्यतकरः स्थितः । कृत्यां हंतुं मतिं चक्रे कालभैरवनिर्मिताम्
sa gatvā roṣa tāmrākṣaścakrodyatakaraḥ sthitaḥ | kṛtyāṃ haṃtuṃ matiṃ cakre kālabhairavanirmitām
S’y étant rendu, les yeux rougis de colère, il se tint debout, la main levée pour lancer le disque, et résolut d’anéantir la kṛtyā façonnée par Kālabhairava.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (deduced)
Tirtha: Kālabhairava-sthāna (Someśa)
Type: temple
Scene: Hari stands before the fierce guardian’s sanctum, eyes copper-red, arm raised with Sudarśana poised to strike; the kṛtyā—dark, swirling, and unstable—hovers as a created force awaiting dissolution, while Bhairava’s presence looms as the maker and judge.
FAQs
Unchecked wrath—even in divine narratives—threatens cosmic balance; the Māhātmya frames the need for restraint and right counsel.
Prabhāsa kṣetra is the implied setting where Kālabhairava’s presence and power are narrated.
No prescription; the term kṛtyā alludes to ritual power, but the verse itself is descriptive, not instructive.