Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 33
ईश्वर उवाच । एवमुक्ता महादेवी तत्रैव निरताऽभवत् । देवास्त्रिविष्टपं जग्मुः प्रहृष्टा हतशत्रवः
īśvara uvāca | evamuktā mahādevī tatraiva niratā'bhavat | devāstriviṣṭapaṃ jagmuḥ prahṛṣṭā hataśatravaḥ
Īśvara phán: “Được nói như vậy, Đại Nữ Thần vẫn chuyên chú ngay tại chốn ấy. Còn chư thiên, sau khi diệt sạch kẻ thù, hoan hỷ lên Triviṣṭapa (cõi trời).”
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva narrates as the Devī remains at Prabhāsa, while the devas—victorious and jubilant—ascend toward Triviṣṭapa; the scene balances calm abiding presence with triumphant departure.
FAQs
When the deity accepts residence in a kṣetra, the sacred geography is permanently empowered; divine intervention restores order and brings peace to the worlds.
Prabhāsakṣetra is implied as the place where the Mahādevī remains established.
No direct prescription; it concludes the episode by affirming the Goddess’s continued presence and the gods’ return to heaven.