Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1
प्रह्लाद उवाच । ब्रह्मघोषध्वनिं श्रुत्वा दानवो दुर्मुखस्तदा । क्रोधसंरक्तनयनो दुर्वाससमथाब्रवीत्
prahlāda uvāca | brahmaghoṣadhvaniṃ śrutvā dānavo durmukhastadā | krodhasaṃraktanayano durvāsasamathābravīt
പ്രഹ്ലാദൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ബ്രഹ്മഘോഷത്തിന്റെ ധ്വനി കേട്ട് അപ്പോൾ ദാനവൻ ദുര്മുഖൻ ക്രോധത്തിൽ ചുവന്ന കണ്ണുകളോടെ മുനി ദുര്വാസസിനോട് പറഞ്ഞു.
Prahlāda
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: Prahlāda narrates: a ritual precinct filled with Vedic chanting; the dānava Durmukha hears it, his face hardens, eyes redden with anger, and he turns toward the austere sage Durvāsā to speak.
FAQs
Reverence for Vedic sanctity is dharma; hostility toward it signals adharma and leads to downfall.
The broader frame is Dvārakā Māhātmya (Dvārakā’s sacred sphere), where the Lord protects holiness and His devotees.
No direct ritual is prescribed here; the verse highlights the presence and power of brahmaghoṣa (Vedic recitation).