Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 37
युद्धाय च विनिष्क्रान्ता मुञ्चन्तः सायकाञ्छितान् । ते समेत्य ततोऽन्योन्यं प्रमथा विबुधैः सह
yuddhāya ca viniṣkrāntā muñcantaḥ sāyakāñchitān | te sametya tato'nyonyaṃ pramathā vibudhaiḥ saha
พวกเขาออกไปเพื่อทำศึก ปล่อยศรตามปรารถนา ครั้นแล้วเหล่าประมถะกับเหล่าเทพ (วิพุธ) มาประจันกัน และปะทะกันต่อหน้า
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (frame)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrimage audience
Scene: A storm of arrows fills the air; devas and pramathas collide in chaotic melee—bows drawn, weapons flashing—while the sacrificial fires flicker under the shock of battle.
FAQs
Conflict arises when sacred rites are driven by ego; the Purāṇic narrative dramatizes how adharma turns even divine communities into opponents.
The narrative belongs to Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, a section praising Prabhāsa by embedding major sacred histories within it.
None; it is a description of the battle that erupts around the yajña.