Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 148
जगदाकुलमत्यर्थं तदाऽसीद्वरवर्णिनि । त्रैलोक्ये सकले देवि भ्रममाणे महर्षर्यः । देवाश्च ब्रह्मणा सार्द्धं भास्वंतमभितुष्टुवुः
jagadākulamatyarthaṃ tadā'sīdvaravarṇini | trailokye sakale devi bhramamāṇe maharṣaryaḥ | devāśca brahmaṇā sārddhaṃ bhāsvaṃtamabhituṣṭuvuḥ
Wahai yang berparas elok, saat itu jagat raya dilanda keguncangan yang amat hebat. Wahai Dewi, ketika seluruh tiga dunia berputar, para maharṣi dan para dewa bersama Brahmā mulai melantunkan pujian kepada Bhāsvat, Sang Bercahaya.
Narrator (addressing a Devi/Varavarṇinī; exact interlocutors not explicit in the snippet)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa Kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (varavarṇinī, devi)
Scene: The three worlds whirl; sages and devas gather with Brahmā at the center, hands folded, faces uplifted, singing hymns to Bhāsvat whose radiance steadies the scene.
FAQs
In crisis, the Purāṇic path emphasizes stuti (praise) and remembrance of the divine as a means to restore order and clarity.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the overarching sacred setting of this māhātmya section.
The act implied is stotra/stuti (hymning the deity); no detailed rite is specified here.