Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 30
समाहूय तदा दैत्यं प्रभासक्षेत्रमध्यतः । युद्धं चक्रे ततो देवि विश्वप्रलयकारकम्
samāhūya tadā daityaṃ prabhāsakṣetramadhyataḥ | yuddhaṃ cakre tato devi viśvapralayakārakam
Kemudian Baginda memanggil Daitya itu ke tengah-tengah Prabhāsa Kṣetra, lalu memulakan peperangan—wahai Devī—perang yang menggoncang bumi, seakan mampu membawa kebinasaan dunia.
Narrator addressing Devī (listener invoked as 'devī')
Tirtha: Prabhāsa Kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (addressed as ‘O Devī’)
Scene: At the heart of Prabhāsa Kṣetra, a daitya is summoned into the sacred precinct; the air trembles as a battle begins, evoking pralaya-like dread—dust, conch-blasts, and divine standards rising against a dark, towering foe.
FAQs
Even overwhelming conflict can serve dharma when undertaken to restrain adharma and protect the vulnerable.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, described as the very center where the decisive battle unfolds.
None; the verse is narrative, magnifying the sacredness of the kṣetra through epic action.