Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 37
रावणः कुपितः प्राह शीघ्रं दूत विसर्जय । इत्युक्त्वा प्रहितो दूतो धूम्राक्षो नाम राक्षसः
rāvaṇaḥ kupitaḥ prāha śīghraṃ dūta visarjaya | ityuktvā prahito dūto dhūmrākṣo nāma rākṣasaḥ
راون غضبناک ہو کر بولا، “فوراً قاصد روانہ کرو!” یہ کہہ کر اس نے دھومراکْش نامی ایک راکشس کو پیامبر بنا کر بھیج دیا۔
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Rāvaṇa, furious, orders an immediate mission; the rākṣasa messenger Dhūmrākṣa is introduced, standing ready with martial posture.
FAQs
Unchecked anger drives adharmic action and becomes the seed of downfall in Purāṇic narratives.
The broader narrative belongs to Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya, praising the sanctity of Prabhāsa (Somanātha region).
None in this verse; it sets up the narrative action (dispatching a messenger).