Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 25
देवा ऊचुः । कलिंगेन वयं देवि निरस्ताः संगरे मुहुः । तेन व्याप्तमिदं सर्वं त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरम्
devā ūcuḥ | kaliṃgena vayaṃ devi nirastāḥ saṃgare muhuḥ | tena vyāptamidaṃ sarvaṃ trailokyaṃ sacarācaram
देव म्हणाले—हे देवी, कलिंगाने आम्हाला संग्रामात वारंवार पराभूत करून दूर लोटले आहे. त्याने हे सर्व त्रैलोक्य—चराचरसहित—व्याप्त केले आहे।
Devas
Tirtha: Arbuda (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The devas, humbled, narrate their repeated defeats by Kaliṅga; the Devī listens, poised to act; the background suggests the three worlds under shadow.
FAQs
When adharma overwhelms the worlds, divine help is sought through humble petition to the Goddess who restores balance.
This is a narrative crisis within the Arbuda Khaṇḍa; it does not directly praise a specific tīrtha in this verse.
None; it is a statement of distress and a request for protection.