Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 30
तेषां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा दत्त्वा तेभ्योऽभयं ततः । बभूवाद्भुतरूपा सा त्रिनेत्रा चेन्दुशेखरा
teṣāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā dattvā tebhyo'bhayaṃ tataḥ | babhūvādbhutarūpā sā trinetrā cenduśekharā
اُن کی بات سن کر، اُنہیں اَبھَے (بے خوفی) عطا کر کے، وہ دیوی ایک عجیب و شاندار روپ میں ظاہر ہوئیں—تین آنکھوں والی، اور سر پر چاند کو تاج کی طرح سجائے ہوئے۔
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: The Goddess, after granting fearlessness, transforms into a wondrous Śaiva-Śākta form: three eyes blazing with controlled power, the crescent moon adorning her crown, radiance steady and protective.
FAQs
The Divine not only removes fear but also manifests an appropriate form to protect dharma when sincerely invoked.
Prabhāsakṣetra, whose māhātmya includes Devī’s bestowal of abhaya and her protective manifestation.
No explicit ritual; the key motif is abhaya-dāna (granting fearlessness) as a divine response to prayer.