Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 34
एवं सर्वत्रगामित्वं तेषां वीक्ष्य दिवौकसः । प्रविष्टाः सागरं भीता ऊचुर्वाक्यं च तं पुनः
evaṃ sarvatragāmitvaṃ teṣāṃ vīkṣya divaukasaḥ | praviṣṭāḥ sāgaraṃ bhītā ūcurvākyaṃ ca taṃ punaḥ
उनकी सर्वत्रगमन-शक्ति को देखकर स्वर्गवासी देव भयभीत होकर समुद्र में प्रविष्ट हुए और फिर उससे ये वचन बोले।
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa (Samudra-sannidhi)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: The gods, startled by all-reaching mobility, plunge into the vast ocean, then address the Ocean-deity with folded hands from within the waters’ shimmering depths.
FAQs
When fear arises from neglected duty, even the powerful seek shelter—showing the need for righteous resolution.
The Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya context continues, extending the sacred narrative to the oceanic domain near the tīrtha.
None directly; it narrates the devas’ flight and appeal to Sāgara.
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