Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6
ततः क्रोधाभिभूतेन चक्षुषा चावलोकयत् । स क्रूररक्षःक्षयकृत्तिमिरद्विपकेसरी
tataḥ krodhābhibhūtena cakṣuṣā cāvalokayat | sa krūrarakṣaḥkṣayakṛttimiradvipakesarī
Kemudian, dikuasai murka, baginda memandang dengan mata-Nya. Surya itu—laksana singa terhadap gajah kegelapan—menjadi pemusnah rākṣasa yang ganas.
Purāṇic narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the listener (Devi/Varavarṇinī referenced later in the adhyāya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Surya’s wrathful gaze flashes outward; rākṣasas recoil and disintegrate like shadows at sunrise. The simile is visualized: a lion (Surya) pouncing upon the elephant of darkness.
FAQs
Dharma is protected when divine light (Sūrya) dispels both inner darkness and outer forces of adharma.
Prabhāsakṣetra, in the Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa’s Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya, where Sūrya’s presence is celebrated.
No explicit rite is stated in this verse; it sets the narrative of Sūrya’s protective action that supports the kṣetra’s greatness.