Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 102
अथ दृष्ट्वा शिशुं देवास्तस्य उत्संगवर्तिनः । कोयमत्रेति संमंत्र्य चुक्रुशुर्भृशरोषिताः
atha dṛṣṭvā śiśuṃ devāstasya utsaṃgavartinaḥ | koyamatreti saṃmaṃtrya cukruśurbhṛśaroṣitāḥ
Then, seeing the infant seated upon his lap, the gods conferred among themselves, crying, “Who is this here?”—and they shouted in intense anger.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa framing)
Scene: A ring of gods lean toward the lap-seated infant, faces tightened with suspicion; they confer urgently, then erupt in angry cries—hands raised, weapons half-drawn—while the child remains serene and luminous.
FAQs
Even the gods can be overcome by anger and confusion; divine līlā exposes pride and redirects beings toward humility.
No specific tīrtha is explicitly mentioned in this verse; it is a narrative episode within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa.
None—this verse is descriptive, not prescriptive.