Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6
वसवो मरुतः साध्या विश्वेदेवाः सुरर्षयः । तेन सर्वे कृता दैत्या यथायोग्यं नराधिप
vasavo marutaḥ sādhyā viśvedevāḥ surarṣayaḥ | tena sarve kṛtā daityā yathāyogyaṃ narādhipa
Die Vasus, die Maruts, die Sādhyas, die Viśvedevas und die himmlischen Rishis—sie alle machte er zu daityahaften Dienstbaren und wies ihnen nach Belieben Aufgaben zu, o Herr der Menschen.
Pulastya
Listener: narādhipa
Scene: Celestial groups—Vasus, Maruts, Sādhyas, Viśvedevas, and devarṣis—are shown constrained, assigned menial or militarized tasks by the daitya king.
FAQs
When adharma prevails, even divine functions are distorted; restoration requires divine intervention and renewed tapas and worship.
The verse is part of the Arbuda sacred-cycle narrative that will point devotees toward Devī’s mountain abode.
None directly; the verse highlights the collapse of proper divine order that yajña normally sustains.