Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19
योऽसौ देवि समाख्यातः किरीटी श्वेतवाहनः । स जित्वा कौरवान्सर्वान्संहृत्य हयकुञ्जरान्
yo'sau devi samākhyātaḥ kirīṭī śvetavāhanaḥ | sa jitvā kauravānsarvānsaṃhṛtya hayakuñjarān
“Hỡi Nữ Thần, bậc danh tiếng ấy—đội vương miện, ngự trên chiến xa trắng—đã chiến thắng toàn thể Kaurava, và tiêu diệt ngựa cùng voi của họ.”
Śiva (Īśvara) (narrating)
Tirtha: Kurukṣetra (referential) / Prabhāsa (implied destination for expiation)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: Śiva describes Arjuna—crowned, on a white chariot—defeating the Kauravas and destroying horses and elephants in battle.
FAQs
Even righteous victory in war carries karmic weight, setting the stage for reflection and atonement in dharma.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra remains the narrative frame, where such histories are tied to purification and sacred merit.
No explicit rite is stated; the verse supplies the narrative background leading toward prāyaścitta.