Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 5
जम्भशुम्भैश्च कूष्माण्डकुहकादिभिः । वेपमानार्दिताः सर्वे ब्रह्माणमुपतस्थिरे
jambhaśumbhaiśca kūṣmāṇḍakuhakādibhiḥ | vepamānārditāḥ sarve brahmāṇamupatasthire
Von Jambha, Śumbha und anderen wie Kūṣmāṇḍa und Kuhaka gepeinigt und zitternd, traten sie alle zu Brahmā, um Zuflucht und Beistand zu erbitten.
Mārkaṇḍeya (continuing narration)
Scene: A procession of devas, shaken and pale, approaches Brahmā’s radiant court; named asuras/dānavas loom in memory as shadowy threats; the devas’ bodies show tremor and fatigue.
FAQs
In distress, the righteous seek higher counsel—turning from fear to surrender and right guidance.
Not yet; the verse moves the story toward Brahmā’s instruction connected to the Revā (Narmadā) tīrthas.
None directly; it narrates the devas’ approach to Brahmā.