Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 52
अनेन वाक्येन सुराधिपस्तु चचाल कोपावरितस्तदानीम् । गजेति वज्रेति जगाद सूतं समानयासिं कवचं रथं च
anena vākyena surādhipastu cacāla kopāvaritastadānīm | gajeti vajreti jagāda sūtaṃ samānayāsiṃ kavacaṃ rathaṃ ca
Mendengar kata-kata itu, penguasa para dewa pun terguncang, lalu pada saat itu diselubungi amarah. Baginda berkata kepada sais, “Bawakan gajah dan vajra; bawakan juga pedangku, zirah, dan keretaku.”
Sūta (deduced narrator describing Indra’s reaction)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Indra rises in fury, ordering his sūta to bring Airāvata, the vajra, sword, armor, and chariot; attendants rush through a celestial armory.
FAQs
Anger quickly turns authority toward violence; Purāṇic narratives warn that unchecked krodha clouds dharma and judgment.
The Māhātmya setting is Vastrāpathakṣetra (Prabhāsa), where divine events are narrated to magnify the kṣetra’s sanctity.
None; the verse describes martial preparation, not a ritual.