Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 161
तेन ते वर्त्तयं तीति यक्षा वसुभिरूर्जितैः । राक्षसैश्च पिशाचैश्च पुनर्दुग्धा वसुन्धरा
tena te varttayaṃ tīti yakṣā vasubhirūrjitaiḥ | rākṣasaiśca piśācaiśca punardugdhā vasundharā
அந்த ‘க்ஷீர’த்தால் செல்வத்தால் வலிமை பெற்ற யக்ஷர்கள் தங்கள் வாழ்வை நடத்துகின்றனர். மேலும் ராக்ஷசரும் பிசாசுகளும் மீண்டும் வஸுந்தரையை கறந்தனர்.
Sūta (deduced from section context)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Frame audience
Scene: A widening cosmic scene: Yakṣas gleaming with riches in the foreground, while in the shadows Rākṣasas and Piśācas approach to ‘milk’ the Earth again—contrasting luminous wealth with ominous hunger; the Earth-cow remains central, patient, cosmic.
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Purāṇic teaching depicts varied beings drawing different supports from the world—wealth for Yakṣas—implying that attachment shapes livelihood and destiny.
The māhātmya framework is Prabhāsakṣetra; the verse contributes to its sacred narrative rather than naming a sub-tīrtha.
No explicit ritual instruction appears.
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