मायाविनो महाकायाः श्यामवर्णा महोदराः । लंबभ्रूश्मश्रुनासाग्रा रक्ताक्षा रक्तमूर्धजाः
māyāvino mahākāyāḥ śyāmavarṇā mahodarāḥ | laṃbabhrūśmaśrunāsāgrā raktākṣā raktamūrdhajāḥ
وہ مایاوی تھے، نہایت عظیم الجثہ، سیاہ رنگ اور بڑے پیٹ والے؛ جھکی ہوئی بھنویں، گھنی مونچھیں اور ابھری ہوئی ناک کی نوک، سرخ آنکھیں اور سرخی مائل بال رکھتے تھے۔
Skanda (deduced: Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa Māhātmya narration)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (address implied by surrounding verses)
Scene: A line of gigantic, sorcerous Daityas—dark-skinned, pot-bellied, with drooping brows, heavy moustaches, prominent noses, red eyes and ruddy hair—advance toward the yajña ground.
Adharma often appears with frightening power and deception, but it is ultimately described to be overcome by dharmic ritual and divine protection.
Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa), presented as a sacred field where yajñas are protected and divine power manifests.
No prescription here; the verse sets the scene by describing the hostile beings who threaten the sacrificial rite.