Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 42
त्रयोदशी पंचदशी कृतेयं राहुणा पुनः । तदा च भारते युद्धे प्राप्ता चाद्य क्षयाय नः
trayodaśī paṃcadaśī kṛteyaṃ rāhuṇā punaḥ | tadā ca bhārate yuddhe prāptā cādya kṣayāya naḥ
ରାହୁର ପ୍ରଭାବରେ ଏହି ତ୍ରୟୋଦଶୀ ପୁନଃ ପଞ୍ଚଦଶୀ ପରି, ଅମାବାସ୍ୟା ସଦୃଶ ଅନ୍ଧକାରମୟ ହୋଇଛି; ଯେପରି ଭାରତଯୁଦ୍ଧ ସମୟରେ ଆସିଥିଲା, ସେପରି ଆଜି ମଧ୍ୟ ଆମ ନାଶ ପାଇଁ ଆସିଛି।
Quoted speech of Hṛṣīkeśa (Kṛṣṇa), within Sūta’s narration
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya ṛṣis (frame assumed)
Scene: Kṛṣṇa points to the sky where Rāhu’s shadow makes trayodaśī appear like amāvāsyā; the assembly recalls the Bhārata war’s ominous darkness; faces show dread and recognition.
FAQs
Cosmic disturbances mirror collective karma; when ominous signs recur, one should intensify dharmic restraint and seek sacred purification.
The passage anticipates Prabhāsa as the sacred field where the unfolding destiny is met with tīrtha-dharma.
No direct rite is prescribed in this verse; it identifies a graha-omen (Rāhu) as a trigger for śānti and pilgrimage described later.