Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14
यथा विष्णुः स्वभक्तेषु पापमाप्नोति संस्थितम् । तथा विनाशमायातु दैत्योऽयं पापकर्मकृत्
yathā viṣṇuḥ svabhakteṣu pāpamāpnoti saṃsthitam | tathā vināśamāyātu daityo'yaṃ pāpakarmakṛt
വിഷ്ണു തന്റെ ഭക്തരിൽ നിലകൊള്ളുന്ന പാപം ഹരിക്കുന്നതുപോലെ, പാപകർമ്മകാരിയായ ഈ ദൈത്യനും വിനാശം പ്രാപിക്കട്ടെ.
Ṛṣis
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Viṣṇu stands between devotees and a dark demon; from His hand or aura, streams of light draw out black stains (pāpa) from devotees and strike the demon, who crumbles—symbolizing both purification and protection.
FAQs
The Lord is portrayed as bhakta-rakṣaka—protector and purifier of devotees—ensuring dharma’s victory.
Prabhāsakṣetra, where divine protection is invoked to restore sacred order.
No explicit rite; the principle emphasized is devotion and reliance on Viṣṇu’s protective grace.