Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9
संहरस्व सुरश्रेष्ठ तेजः स्वदहनात्मकम् त्रै । लोक्यं व्याकुलीभूतमेवं सर्वं चराचरम् । न यावत्प्रलयं याति तावद्रक्ष सुरेश्वर
saṃharasva suraśreṣṭha tejaḥ svadahanātmakam trai | lokyaṃ vyākulībhūtamevaṃ sarvaṃ carācaram | na yāvatpralayaṃ yāti tāvadrakṣa sureśvara
“Tariklah kembali, wahai yang terbaik antara para dewa, tenaga menyala milikmu yang hakikatnya api yang membakar diri. Triloka—segala yang bergerak dan tidak bergerak—telah gundah. Lindungilah kami, wahai Tuhan para dewa, sebelum ia meluncur menuju pralaya.”
Devas and Ṛṣis (collective supplication)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Surēśvara / Īśvara (Śiva)
Scene: Devas and sages, distressed, plead with folded hands toward the blazing source, imploring the lord to withdraw the self-consuming fire before pralaya; the cosmos appears on the brink.
FAQs
Divine power must be harmonized for loka-saṅgraha (the welfare of worlds); devotees seek protection through humble appeal.
Prabhāsakṣetra, where Śiva’s mighty radiance becomes localized and sanctifies the land.
A protective prayer (rakṣā-prārthanā) requesting the deity to restrain destructive energy.