Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 5
सोद्वेगं भाषितं श्रुत्वा देवानां भावितात्मनाम् । मेघगम्भीरया वाचा देवराजमुवाच ह
sodvegaṃ bhāṣitaṃ śrutvā devānāṃ bhāvitātmanām | meghagambhīrayā vācā devarājamuvāca ha
ഭാവിതാത്മാക്കളായ ദേവന്മാരുടെ ഉത്കണ്ഠാഭരിത വാക്കുകൾ കേട്ട് ബ്രഹ്മാവ് മേഘഗംഭീരമായ വാണിയിൽ ദേവരാജൻ ഇന്ദ്രനോട് അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു।
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; Brahmā is the one who speaks next)
Listener: राजेन्द्र (king addressed in the narrative frame)
Scene: The gods, pale and shaken, stand before Brahmā; Brahmā speaks with a cloud-deep, thunder-like voice in a luminous celestial hall.
FAQs
In turmoil, guidance is sought from steadier wisdom; divine counsel is portrayed as calm, weighty, and purposeful.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the setting is Brahmaloka and a divine council.
None; the verse is narrative and sets up Brahmā’s inquiry.