Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 26
ततोऽसौ दत्तवानन्नमगस्त्यस्य महात्मनः । भस्मीचकार सर्वं स तदन्नं च सदानवम्
tato'sau dattavānannamagastyasya mahātmanaḥ | bhasmīcakāra sarvaṃ sa tadannaṃ ca sadānavam
அப்போது மகாத்மா அகஸ்தியருக்குக் கொடுக்கப்பட்ட அந்த அன்னத்தையும், அதற்குள் இருந்த தானவனையும் சேர்த்து அனைத்தையும் அவர் சாம்பலாக்கினார்।
Narrator
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: After eating, Agastya’s inner fire reduces the food and the hidden dānava to ashes; the atmosphere shifts from tension to quiet certainty of dharma’s victory.
FAQs
Spiritual power rooted in dharma can completely neutralize hidden evil, leaving no seed for its return.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the sage’s act safeguards the sanctity of the region.
No explicit prescription; the verse emphasizes the efficacy of a realized sage’s power.