Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 53
असुरान्सानुगांश्चैव ये चान्ये सुरसत्तमाः । अद्य शापहतान्पुत्र्यः करिष्यामि न संशयः
asurānsānugāṃścaiva ye cānye surasattamāḥ | adya śāpahatānputryaḥ kariṣyāmi na saṃśayaḥ
ਹੇ ਦੇਵਾਂ ਵਿਚ ਸ਼੍ਰੇਸ਼ਠੋ! ਅੱਜ ਮੈਂ ਅਸੁਰਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਦੇ ਅਨੁਚਰਾਂ ਸਮੇਤ, ਅਤੇ ਹੋਰ ਜੋ ਕੋਈ ਵੀ ਹਨ, ਹੇ ਪੁਤ੍ਰਿਓ, ਨਿਸ਼ਚਿਤ ਹੀ ਸ਼ਾਪ ਨਾਲ ਪੀੜਤ ਕਰ ਦਿਆਂਗਾ—ਇਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੰਦੇਹ ਨਹੀਂ।
Dakṣa
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis (Naimiṣāraṇya frame) / Devī addressed in this episode
Scene: Dakṣa, stern and radiant as Prajāpati, addresses his daughters with a vow to subdue asuras and offenders through a potent curse; the atmosphere is charged with tapas and authority.
FAQs
When dharma is violated, authoritative correction may arise; however, anger-driven power also foreshadows grave consequences.
The Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya provides the sacred frame for this curse narrative.
No ritual instruction appears; the verse expresses intent to punish through śāpa.