Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 81
यदा संग्राममध्ये त्वं स्थाता शक्र भविष्यसि । तदा त्वं शत्रुभिर्बद्धो नीतः परमिकां दशाम्
yadā saṃgrāmamadhye tvaṃ sthātā śakra bhaviṣyasi | tadā tvaṃ śatrubhirbaddho nītaḥ paramikāṃ daśām
ഹേ ശക്രാ, നീ യുദ്ധത്തിന്റെ നടുവിൽ നിലകൊള്ളുമ്പോൾ, ശത്രുക്കൾ നിന്നെ ബന്ധിച്ച് കൊണ്ടുപോയി അത്യന്തം ദയനീയാവസ്ഥയിൽ ആക്കും.
Sāvitrī
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya ṛṣis (frame)
Scene: A prophetic tableau: Indra in the thick of battle, then seized and bound by enemies; the scene is dynamic yet framed as inevitability—like a vision spoken by Sāvitrī.
FAQs
Power is not permanent; adharmic actions can lead to public downfall, even for the mighty.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra provides the māhātmya setting, though the verse itself is a moral-prophetic statement.
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