Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 24
इत्युक्तः स्वात्मभूर्देवः सुरैर्दैत्यविचेष्टितम् । सुरानुवाच भगवानतः संचिंत्य तत्त्वतः
ityuktaḥ svātmabhūrdevaḥ surairdaityaviceṣṭitam | surānuvāca bhagavānataḥ saṃciṃtya tattvataḥ
So angesprochen von den Göttern über die Freveltaten der Daityas, sprach der erhabene, selbstgeborene Herr (Brahmā), nachdem er die Wahrheit der Sache gründlich erwogen hatte, zu den Devas.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa), narrating (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa style)
Scene: Brahmā, serene and four-faced, listens as Devas report demonic outrages; he closes his eyes briefly in contemplation, then prepares to speak with measured authority.
FAQs
Right action begins with tattva-vicāra—clear discernment—before counsel and intervention.
No tīrtha is named; this is a narrative pivot to Brahmā’s response.
None.