ततः क्रोधाभिभूतेन चक्षुषा चावलोकयत् । स क्रूररक्षःक्षयकृत्तिमिरद्विपकेसरी
tataḥ krodhābhibhūtena cakṣuṣā cāvalokayat | sa krūrarakṣaḥkṣayakṛttimiradvipakesarī
随后,他为忿怒所胜,以双目投以一瞥。那太阳如狮子对黑暗之象,遂成凶暴罗刹的毁灭者。
Purāṇic narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the listener (Devi/Varavarṇinī referenced later in the adhyāya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Surya’s wrathful gaze flashes outward; rākṣasas recoil and disintegrate like shadows at sunrise. The simile is visualized: a lion (Surya) pouncing upon the elephant of darkness.
Dharma is protected when divine light (Sūrya) dispels both inner darkness and outer forces of adharma.
Prabhāsakṣetra, in the Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa’s Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya, where Sūrya’s presence is celebrated.
No explicit rite is stated in this verse; it sets the narrative of Sūrya’s protective action that supports the kṣetra’s greatness.