Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
तेन देवाः सगन्धर्वास्त्रासितास्त्रिदशा लयात् । तस्य भीत्या ततः सर्वे ब्रह्मलोकमधिस्थिताः
tena devāḥ sagandharvāstrāsitāstridaśā layāt | tasya bhītyā tataḥ sarve brahmalokamadhisthitāḥ
By him the gods, together with the Gandharvas, were struck with terror; the thirty devas fled in panic. Fearing him, they all then sought refuge in Brahmā’s world.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Listener: Mahādevī
Scene: Devas and Gandharvas, distressed, ascend to radiant Brahmaloka; Brahmā’s golden city appears above clouds; below, the shadow of Ruru looms over the worlds.
FAQs
When adharma overwhelms even the powerful, refuge is sought in higher divine order—preparing for restoration through sacred power.
Indirectly, this forms the narrative lead-in to the Devī Kumārikā sacred locale within Prabhāsa-kṣetra.
None; it narrates the cosmic crisis caused by the asura.