Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6
रुद्राः साध्यास्तथा विश्वे अश्विनौ मरुतस्तथा । आदित्याश्च वधोपायं तस्माद्वद पितामह
rudrāḥ sādhyāstathā viśve aśvinau marutastathā | ādityāśca vadhopāyaṃ tasmādvada pitāmaha
「ルドラたち、サーディヤたち、ヴィシュヴェ・デーヴァたち、アシュヴィン双神、マルトたち、そしてアーディティヤたちまでも——ゆえに、ああ祖父よ、彼を討つ手立てをお示しください。」
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.