Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 31
इंद्राद्या विबुधाः सर्वे त्वदायत्ता हुताशन । किमर्थं भगवन्मर्त्त्यं त्यक्त्वा त्वमत्र संस्थितः । किमर्थं भगवन्नस्माननागांस्त्यक्तुमिच्छसि
iṃdrādyā vibudhāḥ sarve tvadāyattā hutāśana | kimarthaṃ bhagavanmarttyaṃ tyaktvā tvamatra saṃsthitaḥ | kimarthaṃ bhagavannasmānanāgāṃstyaktumicchasi
হে হুতাশন! ইন্দ্ৰ আদি সকলো দেৱতা তোমাৰ ওপৰত নিৰ্ভৰশীল। হে ভগৱান, মর্ত্যলোক ত্যাগ কৰি তুমি ইয়াত কিয় স্থিত হ’লা? হে প্ৰভু, নিৰ্দোষ আমাক ত্যাগ কৰিব খোজা কিয়?
Devas
Tirtha: Arbuda-nirjhara (holy waterfall on Arbuda)
Type: kund
Scene: Indra and the assembled devas, hands folded, address Agni with reverent urgency near a roaring waterfall on a forested mountain; Agni’s presence is luminous yet withdrawn.
FAQs
When a sustaining power withdraws, even the mighty become helpless—hence humility, inquiry, and reconciliation are dharmic responses.
The narrative backdrop is Arbuda’s sacred terrain; the verse itself focuses on the crisis of withdrawal rather than naming a tirtha.
None explicitly; the emphasis is on restoring right order so that cosmic functions like rain and sacrifice can resume.