Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 32
ततों ऽबिका निनादोच्चैः साट्टहासं मुहुर्मुहुः
tatoṃ 'bikā ninādoccaiḥ sāṭṭahāsaṃ muhurmuhuḥ
پھر امبیکا نے بلند آواز سے گرج کر پکارا، اور بار بار گونجتی ہوئی قہقہوں کی ہنسی ہنسی۔
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Ambikā throws her head slightly back in ringing laughter; her lion’s mane bristles; concentric waves of sound ripple through the sky, scattering dark clouds and startling unseen foes.
FAQs
Devī’s aṭṭahāsa signifies fearless sovereignty; divine presence itself shatters demonic confidence and inner anxiety.
Prabhāsakṣetra, contextualizing Devī’s victorious energy within its māhātmya narrative.
No explicit ritual; the imagery supports devotional contemplation of Devī as the fearless Mother (Ambikā).