Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 62
हिरण्यकशिपुर्दैत्यो हिरण्याक्षो महाबलः । स्वर्गे देवाः स्थिताः सर्वे पाताले दैत्यदानवाः
hiraṇyakaśipurdaityo hiraṇyākṣo mahābalaḥ | svarge devāḥ sthitāḥ sarve pātāle daityadānavāḥ
หิรัณยกศิปุ ผู้เป็นไทตยะ และหิรัณยากษะผู้มีกำลังยิ่ง—เหล่าเทวะทั้งปวงสถิตอยู่ในสวรรค์ ส่วนไทตยะและทานวะตั้งมั่นอยู่ในปาตาละ
Skanda (contextual, within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa Māhātmya narration)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (Prabhāsa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The two mighty brothers, Hiraṇyakaśipu and Hiraṇyākṣa, are named; the Devas are shown stationed in Svarga while Daityas and Dānavas occupy Pātāla—an image of tense cosmic partition.
FAQs
Cosmic order is portrayed as structured realms; when power shifts toward adharma, the narrative prepares for divine restoration of balance.
The broader frame is the Vastrāpathakṣetra Māhātmya within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa, situating the story in the sacral landscape of Prabhāsa.
No explicit ritual (snāna, dāna, japa) is stated in this verse; it establishes narrative setting.