Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 95
नारदः प्राह नः पूर्वं कथयामस्तमेव ते । ब्रह्मदेवद्विषः पूर्वं शतशो दैत्यदानवाः । तपोभिरुग्रैर्विविधैः शंकरं प्रतिपेदिरे
nāradaḥ prāha naḥ pūrvaṃ kathayāmastameva te | brahmadevadviṣaḥ pūrvaṃ śataśo daityadānavāḥ | tapobhirugrairvividhaiḥ śaṃkaraṃ pratipedire
นารทเคยกล่าวแก่เรามาก่อน; บัดนี้เราจะเล่าเรื่องนั้นเองแก่ท่าน. กาลก่อน เหล่าไทตยะและทานวะนับร้อย ผู้เป็นศัตรูต่อพรหมาและเหล่าเทพ ได้เข้าหาพระศังกรด้วยตบะอันรุนแรงหลากหลายประการ.
Unspecified narrator within the section (relaying Nārada’s prior teaching)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sages/pilgrims addressed as ‘you’ in the narrative frame (contextual)
Scene: Nārada, as authoritative sage-narrator, begins recounting an ancient episode: ranks of Daityas and Dānavas performing fierce austerities—standing amid fires, under sun and rain—directing their tapas toward Śaṅkara.
FAQs
Even formidable beings seek Śiva through tapas; the narrative underscores the power of austerity and Śiva’s centrality.
Prabhāsakṣetra remains the narrative setting, preparing a teaching connected to Someśvara worship within this tīrtha’s māhātmya.
Tapas (austerity) is highlighted as a means of approaching Śaṅkara; details are to follow in the subsequent narration.