Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 30
समाहूय तदा दैत्यं प्रभासक्षेत्रमध्यतः । युद्धं चक्रे ततो देवि विश्वप्रलयकारकम्
samāhūya tadā daityaṃ prabhāsakṣetramadhyataḥ | yuddhaṃ cakre tato devi viśvapralayakārakam
پھر اُس نے دَیتیہ کو پربھاس کْشیتر کے عین بیچ میں بلا کر، اے دیوی، ایسی جنگ چھیڑی گویا وہ جگت-پرلَے برپا کر دینے والی ہو۔
Narrator addressing Devī (listener invoked as 'devī')
Tirtha: Prabhāsa Kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (addressed as ‘O Devī’)
Scene: At the heart of Prabhāsa Kṣetra, a daitya is summoned into the sacred precinct; the air trembles as a battle begins, evoking pralaya-like dread—dust, conch-blasts, and divine standards rising against a dark, towering foe.
FAQs
Even overwhelming conflict can serve dharma when undertaken to restrain adharma and protect the vulnerable.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, described as the very center where the decisive battle unfolds.
None; the verse is narrative, magnifying the sacredness of the kṣetra through epic action.