Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7
महांशुमान्खगः सूर्यस्तद्विनाशमचिंतयत् । अजानन्नंततश्छिद्रं राक्षसानां दिवस्पतिः
mahāṃśumānkhagaḥ sūryastadvināśamaciṃtayat | ajānannaṃtataśchidraṃ rākṣasānāṃ divaspatiḥ
تاباں شعاعوں والا، آسمان میں گشت کرنے والا سورج، دن کا مالک، ان کی ہلاکت کا خیال کرنے لگا؛ مگر راکشسوں کے بچ نکلنے کا پوشیدہ رخنہ اسے معلوم نہ تھا۔
Purāṇic narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Surya, radiant and sky-roaming, pauses mid-action in contemplation; below, rākṣasas slip toward an unseen crevice or shadowy aperture—an allegory of hidden escape routes.
FAQs
Even when divine justice is certain, adharma seeks loopholes; vigilance and right order must be restored fully.
Prabhāsakṣetra, within the Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya, as the stage for Sūrya’s intervention.
No explicit ritual is given here; the verse advances the kṣetra narrative leading to the mention of Arkasthala/Sūryakṣetra.