Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 18
पिशाचा यातुधानाश्च मातरो जातहारिकाः । बालग्रहास्तथा चान्ये बुद्धाश्चैव तु ये ग्रहाः
piśācā yātudhānāśca mātaro jātahārikāḥ | bālagrahāstathā cānye buddhāścaiva tu ye grahāḥ
پِشَچ اور یاتُدھان، اور وہ ‘مائیں’ جو نوزائیدہ کو چھین لیتی ہیں؛ بال گِرہ اور دوسرے بھی، اور بُدّھا وغیرہ جیسے گِرہ پکڑنے والے گِرہ—
Śiva (Someśvara/Kālāgnirudra) to Devī (Deveśī)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: frame-dialogue listener (unspecified)
Scene: A mother and infant near the shrine; shadowy ‘mātaraḥ’ and ‘bālagrahas’ dissolve in the liṅga’s radiance; priests perform ārati, creating a protective canopy of light.
FAQs
The text presents Śiva’s sacred presence as a shield against fear, harm, and unseen afflictions.
Prabhāsa kṣetra, centered on the Someśvara liṅga.
Not explicit in this verse; it supports the ensuing claim that Someśvara-darśana nullifies such harms.