Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4
केन शप्तास्तु ते वीरा नष्टा वृष्ण्यन्धकादयः । भोजाश्चैव महादेव विस्तरेण वदस्व मे
kena śaptāstu te vīrā naṣṭā vṛṣṇyandhakādayaḥ | bhojāścaiva mahādeva vistareṇa vadasva me
وہ بہادر کس کے شاپ سے ملعون ہوئے کہ وِرِشنی، اندھک وغیرہ اور بھوج بھی تباہ ہو گئے؟ اے مہادیو، یہ سب مجھے تفصیل سے بیان فرمائیے۔
Devī (Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādeva
Scene: Devī presses Mahādeva for the full account: who cursed the heroes, causing the ruin of Vṛṣṇis, Andhakas, and Bhojas—setting up the revelation of the sages’ śāpa.
FAQs
Actions ripen through causes—often through ṛṣi-śāpa (a sage’s curse)—highlighting accountability and reverence toward holy persons.
The discussion is situated in Prabhāsakṣetra’s Māhātmya, leading toward the sanctified locales connected with the Yādavas’ end.
None directly; the verse requests a detailed narration (vistareṇa).