Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 64
दैत्याः परस्परं प्रोचुः प्रेक्ष्य तत्सुरचेष्टितम् । विभागं पश्य देवानां स्वर्गे सर्वे स्वयं गताः
daityāḥ parasparaṃ procuḥ prekṣya tatsuraceṣṭitam | vibhāgaṃ paśya devānāṃ svarge sarve svayaṃ gatāḥ
Les Daityas se dirent entre eux, voyant cet acte des dieux : « Voyez l’agencement des dieux : chacun, de lui-même, est allé au ciel ! »
Daityas (as quoted within the narration)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis/assembly
Scene: A group of Daityas in animated discussion, gesturing toward the scene of the gods’ act; their faces show sarcasm and frustration, while a distant celestial path suggests the gods’ ascent to svarga.
FAQs
Cosmic order assigns destinations by nature and merit; envy arises when one resists that dharmic arrangement.
Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (Prabhāsa), within whose māhātmya the broader cosmic distribution is narrated.
None; the verse is part of a narrative dialogue among daityas.