Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5
यस्य दृष्ट्या बिभेति स्म देवासुरगणो महान् । न स कोऽप्यस्ति वै प्राणी ब्रह्मांडे सचराचरे
yasya dṛṣṭyā bibheti sma devāsuragaṇo mahān | na sa ko'pyasti vai prāṇī brahmāṃḍe sacarācare
ਜਿਸ ਦੀ ਕੇਵਲ ਦ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਟੀ ਤੋਂ ਦੇਵਾਂ ਤੇ ਅਸੁਰਾਂ ਦੇ ਮਹਾਨ ਦਲ ਕੰਬ ਉਠਦੇ ਹਨ—ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾਂਡ ਦੇ ਚਲ-ਅਚਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੋਈ ਵੀ ਪ੍ਰਾਣੀ ਐਸਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਜੋ ਉਸ ਦੇ ਅਧੀਨ ਨਾ ਹੋਵੇ।
Īśvara (Śiva) (deduced from immediate later dialogue frame in the same adhyāya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrims/ṛṣis seeking kṣetra-phala
Scene: A colossal, radiant Lord whose mere glance makes assembled devas and asuras recoil; the universe—moving beings and mountains/trees—appears within a cosmic aura indicating universal subjection.
FAQs
Cosmic powers operate under divine ordinance; humility and dharmic living are urged because none are beyond the reach of karmic consequence personified by Śani.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra (Prabhāsakṣetra), presented as a preeminent sacred field where the deity’s power and worship are praised.
No specific rite is stated in this verse; it sets the theological backdrop for Śani/Saurīśvara worship described in subsequent verses.