Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 27
गतः शिष्यैः परिवृतस्तस्माद्युद्धं न वेद तत् । अवशेषाश्च ये दैत्यास्ते गता भार्गवं प्रति
gataḥ śiṣyaiḥ parivṛtastasmādyuddhaṃ na veda tat | avaśeṣāśca ye daityāste gatā bhārgavaṃ prati
Dorthin gegangen, von seinen Schülern umgeben, wusste er nichts von jener Schlacht. Und die verbliebenen Daityas begaben sich zu Bhārgava.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Mānasottara (tapas-āśrama locus)
Type: peak
Scene: Śukra seated among disciples in a mountain āśrama, unaware of distant war; a small group of surviving daityas approaches with grief and urgency, hands folded, dust-streaked, seeking refuge and counsel.
FAQs
In crisis, communities seek guidance from their spiritual preceptor; counsel and spiritual power are treated as refuge.
Kedāra remains the textual frame; this verse’s geography is indirect, pointing to Bhārgava’s retreat (Mānasottara mentioned earlier).
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