Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6
वसवो मरुतः साध्या विश्वेदेवाः सुरर्षयः । तेन सर्वे कृता दैत्या यथायोग्यं नराधिप
vasavo marutaḥ sādhyā viśvedevāḥ surarṣayaḥ | tena sarve kṛtā daityā yathāyogyaṃ narādhipa
বসু, মরুত, সাধ্য, বিশ্বেদেব ও সুরর্ষিগণ—তাদের সকলকে সে দৈত্য-সেবায় নিয়োজিত করল, যেমন তার ইচ্ছা, হে নরাধিপ।
Pulastya
Listener: narādhipa
Scene: Celestial groups—Vasus, Maruts, Sādhyas, Viśvedevas, and devarṣis—are shown constrained, assigned menial or militarized tasks by the daitya king.
FAQs
When adharma prevails, even divine functions are distorted; restoration requires divine intervention and renewed tapas and worship.
The verse is part of the Arbuda sacred-cycle narrative that will point devotees toward Devī’s mountain abode.
None directly; the verse highlights the collapse of proper divine order that yajña normally sustains.