Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 31
स गत्वा रोष ताम्राक्षश्चक्रोद्यतकरः स्थितः । कृत्यां हंतुं मतिं चक्रे कालभैरवनिर्मिताम्
sa gatvā roṣa tāmrākṣaścakrodyatakaraḥ sthitaḥ | kṛtyāṃ haṃtuṃ matiṃ cakre kālabhairavanirmitām
他到达彼处，怒目赤红，举手欲掷神轮（cakra）而立，决意毁灭由迦罗怖畏罗（Kālabhairava）所造之咒灵 kṛtyā。
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (deduced)
Tirtha: Kālabhairava-sthāna (Someśa)
Type: temple
Scene: Hari stands before the fierce guardian’s sanctum, eyes copper-red, arm raised with Sudarśana poised to strike; the kṛtyā—dark, swirling, and unstable—hovers as a created force awaiting dissolution, while Bhairava’s presence looms as the maker and judge.
FAQs
Unchecked wrath—even in divine narratives—threatens cosmic balance; the Māhātmya frames the need for restraint and right counsel.
Prabhāsa kṣetra is the implied setting where Kālabhairava’s presence and power are narrated.
No prescription; the term kṛtyā alludes to ritual power, but the verse itself is descriptive, not instructive.
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