Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 4
देवा ऊचुः । ब्रह्मन्केन प्रकारेण दैत्यानां वधमेव च । करोम्यद्य उपायं हि कथ्यतां शीघ्रमेव मे
devā ūcuḥ | brahmankena prakāreṇa daityānāṃ vadhameva ca | karomyadya upāyaṃ hi kathyatāṃ śīghrameva me
The Devas said: O Brahman, by what method may we accomplish the slaying of the Daityas? Tell me quickly the means by which I may act today.
Devas
Listener: Unspecified
Scene: The devas speak in a formal petition: hands folded, one deva slightly forward as spokesperson; Brahmā listens attentively, poised to instruct. The scene conveys urgency restrained by reverence.
FAQs
When dharma is endangered, decisive action should be guided by higher wisdom rather than impulse.
No site is named in this verse; it introduces a counsel-seeking dialogue that frames the forthcoming sacred narrative.
None; it is a request for upāya (means/strategy) in a cosmic crisis.