Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 37
ततस्ते दारुणोत्पाता उपशांताश्च तत्क्षणात् । अभवत्सुमुखो लोको वृत्तो गन्धवहो मृदुः
tataste dāruṇotpātā upaśāṃtāśca tatkṣaṇāt | abhavatsumukho loko vṛtto gandhavaho mṛduḥ
ત્યારે તે ભયંકર અપશકુનો એ જ ક્ષણે શાંત થઈ ગયા. લોક પ્રસન્નમુખ અને નિર્મળ બન્યો, અને મૃદુ સુગંધવહ પવન વહેવા લાગ્યો।
Pulastya, implied continuation
Tirtha: Arbuda-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A landscape around a sacred hill/kshetra shifts from ominous turbulence to serene clarity; faces of beings brighten; a soft fragrant breeze moves trees, banners, and garments, suggesting divine pacification.
FAQs
When devotion is rightly performed, negative forces dissolve and auspicious signs naturally arise.
The verse supports the Arbuda-khaṇḍa’s mahātmya theme within Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa, where worship transforms the region’s fate.
No new rite is prescribed; the verse states the immediate फल (result) of the completed worship—cessation of omens.