Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 22
कालेया इति विख्याता दानवा रौद्रकारिणः । ते समुद्रं समासाद्य तापसान्भक्षयंति च
kāleyā iti vikhyātā dānavā raudrakāriṇaḥ | te samudraṃ samāsādya tāpasānbhakṣayaṃti ca
وہ ‘کالیہ’ کے نام سے مشہور دانَو ہیں، ہولناک اعمال کرنے والے۔ سمندر تک پہنچ کر وہ تپسویوں کو نگل جاتے ہیں۔
Brahmā (Pitāmaha) addressing the Devas (Tridaśas)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (coastal tirtha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Night on the seashore: dark, fearsome Kāleya dānavas surge from the waves and seize meditating ascetics; the ocean churns under a stormy sky, symbolizing adharma attacking tapas.
FAQs
Naming and understanding the source of adharma is part of restoring dharma; discernment precedes effective protection.
The māhātmya context is Prabhāsa-kṣetra, with the sea (samudra) as a key geographic motif in the episode.
None explicitly; the verse identifies the antagonists (Kāleyas) and their maritime locus, setting up remedial action.