Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 27
इल्वलं क्रोधमुष्ट्या तु भस्मीचक्रे महामुनिः । ततो हाहारवं कृत्वा सर्वे दैत्या ननंशिरे
ilvalaṃ krodhamuṣṭyā tu bhasmīcakre mahāmuniḥ | tato hāhāravaṃ kṛtvā sarve daityā nanaṃśire
Lalu sang mahamuni menumbuk dengan genggaman yang berapi murka, hingga Ilvala menjadi abu. Maka terdengarlah jerit “Aduhai!”, dan semua Daitya pun melarikan diri.
Narrator
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī) (explicitly addressed in nearby verses)
Scene: A blazing ascetic sage strikes the demon Ilvala with a clenched fist; Ilvala collapses into ash while terrified Daityas scatter, hands raised, crying in panic.
FAQs
When dharma is threatened, decisive action by the righteous restores order; adharma ultimately retreats from sanctity.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, depicted as a sacred arena where demonic forces are driven out.
None; it concludes the narrative with the defeat and dispersal of the Daityas.