Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4
केन शप्तास्तु ते वीरा नष्टा वृष्ण्यन्धकादयः । भोजाश्चैव महादेव विस्तरेण वदस्व मे
kena śaptāstu te vīrā naṣṭā vṛṣṇyandhakādayaḥ | bhojāścaiva mahādeva vistareṇa vadasva me
Siapakah yang menyumpah para wira itu sehingga Vṛṣṇi, Andhaka dan yang lain-lain binasa, dan kaum Bhoja juga? Wahai Mahādeva, ceritakanlah kepadaku dengan terperinci.
Devī (Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādeva
Scene: Devī presses Mahādeva for the full account: who cursed the heroes, causing the ruin of Vṛṣṇis, Andhakas, and Bhojas—setting up the revelation of the sages’ śāpa.
FAQs
Actions ripen through causes—often through ṛṣi-śāpa (a sage’s curse)—highlighting accountability and reverence toward holy persons.
The discussion is situated in Prabhāsakṣetra’s Māhātmya, leading toward the sanctified locales connected with the Yādavas’ end.
None directly; the verse requests a detailed narration (vistareṇa).