Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 53
असुरान्सानुगांश्चैव ये चान्ये सुरसत्तमाः । अद्य शापहतान्पुत्र्यः करिष्यामि न संशयः
asurānsānugāṃścaiva ye cānye surasattamāḥ | adya śāpahatānputryaḥ kariṣyāmi na saṃśayaḥ
ഹേ ദേവശ്രേഷ്ഠാ! അനുചരന്മാരോടുകൂടിയ അസുരന്മാരെയും മറ്റു എല്ലാവരെയും—ഹേ പുത്രിമാരേ, ഇന്ന് ഞാൻ നിശ്ചയമായി ശാപത്താൽ അവരെ പീഡിതരാക്കും; സംശയമില്ല.
Dakṣa
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis (Naimiṣāraṇya frame) / Devī addressed in this episode
Scene: Dakṣa, stern and radiant as Prajāpati, addresses his daughters with a vow to subdue asuras and offenders through a potent curse; the atmosphere is charged with tapas and authority.
FAQs
When dharma is violated, authoritative correction may arise; however, anger-driven power also foreshadows grave consequences.
The Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya provides the sacred frame for this curse narrative.
No ritual instruction appears; the verse expresses intent to punish through śāpa.