Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 48
नष्टाश्च सिद्धा जगतोऽस्य शांतिं करोतु वै पापविनाशनो हरिः । त्राहीति देवेशि महर्षिसंघा भूतानि भीतानि तथा वदन्ति
naṣṭāśca siddhā jagato'sya śāṃtiṃ karotu vai pāpavināśano hariḥ | trāhīti deveśi maharṣisaṃghā bhūtāni bhītāni tathā vadanti
सिद्ध विखुरले आणि आर्त हाक देऊ लागले—“पापनाशक हरि या जगाला शांती देवो. हे देवेश, आम्हांला वाचवा!”—असे महर्षिसंघ व भयभीत भूतप्राणी म्हणाले।
Narrator (quoting Siddhas, Mahārṣis, and frightened beings)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sages in clusters with matted hair and bark garments, devas with folded hands, and frightened beings plead amid darkness: ‘Trāhi!’ A luminous presence of Hari is envisioned as the bringer of peace.
FAQs
In crisis, refuge in Hari—destroyer of sin—restores peace; collective prayer becomes a dharmic response to chaos.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the māhātmya setting, framing the Lord’s saving power as tied to sacred geography.
A devotional act is implied: calling upon Hari for protection and śānti (peace), akin to prayer/stuti.