Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6
रुद्राः साध्यास्तथा विश्वे अश्विनौ मरुतस्तथा । आदित्याश्च वधोपायं तस्माद्वद पितामह
rudrāḥ sādhyāstathā viśve aśvinau marutastathā | ādityāśca vadhopāyaṃ tasmādvada pitāmaha
«Les Rudras, les Sādhyas, les Viśve-devas, les Aśvins, les Maruts, et les Ādityas aussi ; ainsi, ô Grand-Père, dis-nous le moyen de le mettre à mort.»
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.
FAQs
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.