Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12
पुलस्त्य उवाच । एवमस्त्विति स प्रोच्य तत्रैवांतरधीयत । शुक्रोपि दानवान्संख्ये हतान्देवैरनेकशः
pulastya uvāca | evamastviti sa procya tatraivāṃtaradhīyata | śukropi dānavānsaṃkhye hatāndevairanekaśaḥ
Pulastya berkata: “Sambil bersabda, ‘Demikianlah,’ baginda lenyap di situ juga. Dan Śukra pula, di medan perang, melihat para Dānava terbunuh oleh para dewa dengan pelbagai cara.”
Pulastya
Listener: Nṛpasattama (unnamed king)
Scene: Śiva affirms the boon and vanishes; the scene cuts to a battlefield strewn with fallen Dānavas, Śukra arriving to witness the devastation.
FAQs
Divine boons operate within cosmic order: battles occur, yet higher knowledge can alter outcomes under dharmic permission.
The verse is transitional narrative; the tīrtha praise becomes explicit in the following description of the Mahākuṇḍa.
None; it sets the scene for the application of the granted vidyā.