Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7
पश्य पश्य महाभाग दानवैः शकलीकृताः । वियोजिताः पुत्रदारैस्त्वामेव शरणं गताः
paśya paśya mahābhāga dānavaiḥ śakalīkṛtāḥ | viyojitāḥ putradāraistvāmeva śaraṇaṃ gatāḥ
«Sieh, sieh, o Hochbegnadeter! Die Dānavas haben uns in Stücke geschlagen; von Söhnen und Gattinnen getrennt, sind wir allein zu dir als Zuflucht gekommen.»
Devas (addressing Brahmā)
Scene: Devas with torn banners and bruised bodies gesture emphatically—‘paśya paśya’—showing wounds and broken weapons; their faces show grief at separation from families; Brahmā listens, composed.
FAQs
True refuge is single-pointed—turning fully to the divine when worldly supports fall away.
None explicitly; the emotional urgency sets the stage for Brahmā’s later direction to the Revā (Narmadā) bank.
None; it is a plea of surrender.