Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5
अथ ते निहताः सर्वे विष्णुना प्रभविष्णुना । दैत्यसूदननाम्ना तु प्रभासक्षेत्रवासिना
atha te nihatāḥ sarve viṣṇunā prabhaviṣṇunā | daityasūdananāmnā tu prabhāsakṣetravāsinā
मग ते सर्व प्रभविष्णु अशा विष्णूंनी संहारले; प्रभासक्षेत्रात वास करणारे ते ‘दैत्यसूदन’ या नावाने प्रसिद्ध होते।
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Daityasūdana-sthāna)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Viṣṇu in radiant form slays the Kālakeyas near the sacred expanse of Prabhāsa; the sea and temple silhouettes suggest the kṣetra; devas rejoice as darkness lifts.
FAQs
The Lord manifests protective power in specific sacred geographies; divine names often arise from saving acts performed at those places.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where Viṣṇu is celebrated as Daityasūdana.
No direct ritual is stated; the verse establishes the site’s glory through Viṣṇu’s saving deed and title.