Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 35
वध्यमानाः सुरैस्तत्र शस्त्रैः सुनिशितैस्तथा । कांतारमन्ये गच्छंतः पलायनपरायणा
vadhyamānāḥ suraistatra śastraiḥ suniśitaistathā | kāṃtāramanye gacchaṃtaḥ palāyanaparāyaṇā
وہاں دیوتاؤں کے ذریعے انتہائی تیز ہتھیاروں سے کاٹے جانے پر، کچھ دانو جان بچانے کی نیت سے جنگل کی طرف بھاگ گئے۔
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator, contextually Sūta)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (extended environs)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: Devas strike with razor-sharp weapons; dānavas fall while others sprint toward a dark forested wilderness, glancing back in terror.
FAQs
When dharma is upheld, destructive forces lose courage and are driven into flight.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, portrayed as a field where divine protection becomes manifest.
None; the verse is narrative, illustrating the fruits of divine intervention.