Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 96
अत्रांतरे पिप्पलादः पितुर्वैरमनुस्मरन् । हंतुं सुरान्व्यवसितः प्रविवेश हिमाचलम्
atrāṃtare pippalādaḥ piturvairamanusmaran | haṃtuṃ surānvyavasitaḥ praviveśa himācalam
ഇതിനിടെ പിപ്പലാദൻ പിതാവിനോടുള്ള വൈരം ഓർത്ത്, ദേവന്മാരെ വധിക്കുമെന്ന് നിശ്ചയിച്ച് ഹിമാചലത്തിൽ പ്രവേശിച്ചു।
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya)
Tirtha: Himācala/Himālaya
Type: peak
Scene: Pippalāda, intense and determined, strides toward snow-clad peaks; his face shows contained fury, with the Himalaya looming—vast, austere, and silent.
FAQs
Unresolved vaira (hostility) drives one toward destructive resolves; Purāṇic narratives often use this to contrast with refuge and dharma.
The broader frame is Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, though this verse shifts the scene to Himācala as part of the unfolding sacred history.
None; it is narrative setup describing intention and movement.