Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 66
उपहूतोपहूतेन आगतेषु द्विजन्मसु । क्रियमाणे तथा भक्ष्ये दृष्ट्वा देवी क्रुधान्विता । उवाच देवी ब्रह्माणं सदोमध्ये तु मौनिनम्
upahūtopahūtena āgateṣu dvijanmasu | kriyamāṇe tathā bhakṣye dṛṣṭvā devī krudhānvitā | uvāca devī brahmāṇaṃ sadomadhye tu mauninam
ആഹ്വാനവും പ്രത്യാഹ്വാനവും മൂലം ദ്വിജന്മാർ എത്തിയപ്പോൾ, ഭോജനസന്നാഹം നടക്കുന്നതു കണ്ട ദേവി ക്രോധം നിറഞ്ഞു; സഭാമദ്ധ്യേ മൗനമായി ഇരുന്ന ബ്രഹ്മാവിനോട് അവൾ പറഞ്ഞു.
Narrator (contextual); the next speaker introduced is Devī addressing Brahmā
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages
Scene: Inside a grand sabhā: invited brāhmaṇas arrive in waves; food preparations underway; the Devī’s face hardens with righteous anger as she addresses silent Brahmā at the center.
FAQs
Even in sacred settings, social and ritual actions are subject to dharmic scrutiny; misconduct provokes divine correction.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the narrative setting, where ritual gatherings and their dharmic standards are highlighted.
A ritual assembly and meal (bhakṣya) connected with invited dvijas; the verse sets the scene rather than issuing a direct injunction.