Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 22
देवा ऊचुः । जय त्वं देवि चामुंडे जय भूतापहारिणि । जय सर्वगते देवि कालरात्रि नमोऽस्तु ते
devā ūcuḥ | jaya tvaṃ devi cāmuṃḍe jaya bhūtāpahāriṇi | jaya sarvagate devi kālarātri namo'stu te
دیوتاؤں نے کہا: آپ کی فتح ہو، اے دیوی چامنڈا؛ آپ کی فتح ہو، بری مخلوق کو دور کرنے والی۔ آپ کی فتح ہو، اے ہر جگہ موجود دیوی کال راتری، آپ کو سلام ہے۔
Devāḥ (the gods)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devas chant ‘Jaya’ with folded hands before the fierce Devī; her aura expands to suggest sarvagatatva (all-pervading), while a dark, protective night-halo signifies Kālarātri; shadowy malignant beings dissolve at her presence.
FAQs
The Goddess is hailed as the all-pervading protector who dispels harmful forces; devotion recognizes her as Time’s sovereign power.
Prabhāsakṣetra is the narrative setting for this stuti, implying the kṣetra as a place where fierce protective Devī-worship is especially potent.
A direct model of stuti (praise) and namaskāra (salutation) is given; no specific dāna/snānā rule is stated.