Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 48
नष्टाश्च सिद्धा जगतोऽस्य शांतिं करोतु वै पापविनाशनो हरिः । त्राहीति देवेशि महर्षिसंघा भूतानि भीतानि तथा वदन्ति
naṣṭāśca siddhā jagato'sya śāṃtiṃ karotu vai pāpavināśano hariḥ | trāhīti deveśi maharṣisaṃghā bhūtāni bhītāni tathā vadanti
Nagkawatak-watak ang mga Siddha at sumigaw: “Nawa’y si Hari, ang tagapaglipol ng kasalanan, ang maghatid ng kapayapaan sa sanlibutang ito! Iligtas mo kami, O Panginoon ng mga diyos!” Gayon nagsalita ang mga dakilang rishi at ang mga nilalang na nanginginig sa takot.
Narrator (quoting Siddhas, Mahārṣis, and frightened beings)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sages in clusters with matted hair and bark garments, devas with folded hands, and frightened beings plead amid darkness: ‘Trāhi!’ A luminous presence of Hari is envisioned as the bringer of peace.
FAQs
In crisis, refuge in Hari—destroyer of sin—restores peace; collective prayer becomes a dharmic response to chaos.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the māhātmya setting, framing the Lord’s saving power as tied to sacred geography.
A devotional act is implied: calling upon Hari for protection and śānti (peace), akin to prayer/stuti.
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