Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 23
युष्माकं च विनाशाय ते न शक्या निषूदितुम् । यतध्वमेषां नाशाय नो चेन्नाशो भविष्यति
yuṣmākaṃ ca vināśāya te na śakyā niṣūditum | yatadhvameṣāṃ nāśāya no cennāśo bhaviṣyati
وہ قتل نہیں کیے جا سکتے، مگر تمہاری ہلاکت کا سبب بننے کے لیے مقدر ہیں۔ اس لیے ان کے ناس کے لیے کوشش کرو؛ ورنہ تمہارا اپنا ناس ضرور واقع ہوگا۔
Brahmā (deduced from immediate narrative context leading into Śiva’s narration in v.27)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (as the strategic refuge)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A council of devas, tense and armed, receiving a grave warning: the demons are unslayable under current conditions; the scene emphasizes urgency and the need for a rishi-led solution.
FAQs
Dharma requires timely, united effort against adharma; neglecting righteous action invites downfall.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra is the broader sacred setting of the episode, where divine protection is sought and enacted.
No explicit rite is prescribed here; it is an injunction toward decisive action for the protection of dharma.