रुद्राः साध्यास्तथा विश्वे अश्विनौ मरुतस्तथा । आदित्याश्च वधोपायं तस्माद्वद पितामह
rudrāḥ sādhyāstathā viśve aśvinau marutastathā | ādityāśca vadhopāyaṃ tasmādvada pitāmaha
“The Rudras, the Sādhyas, the Viśve-devas, the Aśvins, the Maruts, and the Ādityas as well—therefore, O Grandfather, tell us the means to slay him.”
Devas (to Brahmā, within Śiva’s narration)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (frame)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brahmā (addressed as पितामह)
Scene: A grand assembly of divine orders—Rudras, Ādityas, Maruts, Aśvins—standing together in Brahmā’s presence, hands folded, requesting the method to slay Tāraka.
Even the mightiest divine hosts seek guidance from higher wisdom when confronting a boon-protected adversary.
No specific tīrtha is named; the passage remains within the Prabhāsa Kṣetra Māhātmya’s narrative framework.
None.