Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 65
सप्तद्वीपवतीं पृथ्वीं गृहीत्वा साऽमरावतीम् । ग्रहीतुकामो बुभुजे पुत्रपौत्रैः कृतादरः
saptadvīpavatīṃ pṛthvīṃ gṛhītvā sā'marāvatīm | grahītukāmo bubhuje putrapautraiḥ kṛtādaraḥ
Ayant saisi la terre aux sept continents, il désira ensuite s’emparer d’Amarāvatī ; et, témoignant sa faveur, il se réjouit avec ses fils et ses petits-fils.
Skanda (contextual, within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa Māhātmya narration)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (Prabhāsa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: After seizing the earth of seven continents, the daitya aspires to seize Amarāvatī; he revels with sons and grandsons, complacent in power—an ominous calm before catastrophe.
FAQs
Unchecked conquest expands from earth to heaven; the Purana cautions that desire for dominion escalates when not restrained by dharma.
The story is embedded in the Vastrāpathakṣetra Māhātmya of Prabhāsa, using cosmic history to enhance the authority of the sacred place’s teaching.
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