Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 17
तस्योदरे स्थितो ब्रह्मा शक्राद्या अमराश्च ये । चतुर्दिक्षु स्थिताः क्रुद्धा महद्यत्नेन संस्थिताः । ततस्ते दानवाः सर्वे मंत्रं चक्रुः परस्परम्
tasyodare sthito brahmā śakrādyā amarāśca ye | caturdikṣu sthitāḥ kruddhā mahadyatnena saṃsthitāḥ | tataste dānavāḥ sarve maṃtraṃ cakruḥ parasparam
In seinem Bauch befanden sich Brahmā und die Unsterblichen, beginnend mit Śakra. In den vier Himmelsrichtungen aufgestellt, zornentbrannt und mit großer Anstrengung gefasst, hielten all jene Dānavas daraufhin miteinander Rat.
Deductive: Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to sages (speaker not explicit in snippet).
Scene: A terrifying being lies bound; within its translucent belly are Brahmā and the devas, visible as captive lights. Around it, in the four directions, enraged figures stand poised; elsewhere the Dānavas huddle, whispering counsel (mantra) with grim determination.
FAQs
Even gods may face constraint within cosmic drama; collective counsel and right strategy must align with dharma to restore order.
The verse is part of a tīrtha-glorification chapter, but the particular tīrtha is not specified in this excerpt.
No explicit ritual instruction appears in this verse.