Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4
तेनैवमुक्तस्तु महात्मना तदा प्रदर्शयध्वं मम ता यतः स्थिताः । पीत्वा सुराः सर्वमहं पुरस्तात्कृत्यं करिष्ये सुरभक्षणं हि
tenaivamuktastu mahātmanā tadā pradarśayadhvaṃ mama tā yataḥ sthitāḥ | pītvā surāḥ sarvamahaṃ purastātkṛtyaṃ kariṣye surabhakṣaṇaṃ hi
असे सांगितल्यावर त्या महात्म्याने तेव्हा म्हटले—‘ती आपे जिथे आहेत ते मला दाखवा. ती सर्व पिऊन मग मी पुढील कर्तव्य करीन—म्हणजे देवांचे भक्षण.’
Vāḍava (as the agent being instructed; reported speech within Īśvara’s narration)
Listener: Devī
Scene: A formidable figure (the ‘great-souled one’) speaks with grim certainty, demanding to be shown the waters; devas appear uneasy. In the background, a vast reservoir or subterranean confluence is hinted, emphasizing the scale of ‘all waters.’
FAQs
Even destructive power is portrayed as operating under instruction and sequence—first the ordained target, then the next duty.
Prabhāsakṣetra is the overarching setting; this verse is part of the mythic explanation supporting the māhātmya.
None; it is narrative dialogue about a cosmic act (drinking the waters).