Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10
एवंविधं प्रदेशं तु दृष्ट्वा दैत्या महाबलाः । समुद्रमध्यादायाता यज्ञविध्वंसहेतवे
evaṃvidhaṃ pradeśaṃ tu dṛṣṭvā daityā mahābalāḥ | samudramadhyādāyātā yajñavidhvaṃsahetave
ครั้นเห็นแดนศักดิ์สิทธิ์เช่นนั้น เหล่าไทตยะผู้มีกำลังมหาศาลก็ผุดขึ้นจากกลางมหาสมุทร ด้วยเจตนาจะทำลายพิธียัญญะ
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Addressed to a Devī: 'varānane' indicates the listener is the Goddess (Pārvatī/Devī) in the immediate dialogue
Scene: At Prabhāsa’s shore, the sacrificial ground is set; from the mid-ocean, mighty Daityas rise and surge toward the yajña to destroy it, waves parting behind them.
FAQs
Dharma—especially yajña—often faces obstruction; the Purāṇic narrative frames such trials as occasions for divine protection and reaffirmation of sacred order.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra’s sacrificial precinct, significant enough that hostile forces emerge even from the ocean to oppose it.
No prescription; the verse introduces an impending disruption of the yajña, setting the stage for protective or corrective action.