Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 95
भवतां रक्षणोपायश्चिंतितोऽत्र मयाऽधुना । तेन तां मोहयिष्यामि कृत्यां हंतुमुपस्थिताम्
bhavatāṃ rakṣaṇopāyaściṃtito'tra mayā'dhunā | tena tāṃ mohayiṣyāmi kṛtyāṃ haṃtumupasthitām
Ta nay đã nghĩ ra phương cách để bảo vệ các ngươi tại đây. Bằng kế hoạch đó, ta sẽ làm mê muội Kṛtyā kia, kẻ đã đến và sẵn sàng sát hại.
Janārdana (Viṣṇu)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Janārdana speaks with calm authority, hand raised in assurance; the devas listen intently. In the background, a shadowy, fiery kṛtyā-form is hinted—about to be deluded and neutralized.
FAQs
Dharma is protected not only by force but by divine intelligence; the Lord safeguards those who align with righteousness.
Prabhāsakṣetra, where the Purāṇa situates decisive divine interventions for the protection of cosmic order.
No direct ritual instruction appears; the verse describes divine counteraction against a harmful Kṛtyā.