Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
महाबलो महाकायो योजनायुतविस्तरः । अजेयः सर्वदेवानां त्रैलोक्यक्षयकारकः । ब्रह्मणा तस्य तुष्टेन वरो दत्तो वरानने
mahābalo mahākāyo yojanāyutavistaraḥ | ajeyaḥ sarvadevānāṃ trailokyakṣayakārakaḥ | brahmaṇā tasya tuṣṭena varo datto varānane
तो महाबलवान, महाकाय आणि दहा हजार योजनांपर्यंत विस्तीर्ण होता; सर्व देवांना अजेय आणि त्रैलोक्याच्या विनाशाचे कारण होता. हे वरानने, त्याच्यावर प्रसन्न होऊन ब्रह्मदेवांनी त्याला वर दिला।
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Pādukāsana/Ādinārāyaṇa complex (narrative backdrop)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: A colossal asura Meghavāhana dominates the frame, spanning vast distances; devas appear dwarfed and distressed; Brahmā, serene yet consequential, grants a boon—foreshadowing the paradox of divine gifts.
FAQs
Power without dharma becomes a threat to cosmic order; boons test the moral direction of the recipient.
Indirectly Prabhāsa-kṣetra, since the legend is embedded in its māhātmya to explain sacred significance.
None; this verse is descriptive narrative setting up the boon and its consequences.