Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 27
महादेव उवाच । कथं व्यग्राः सुराः सर्वे बृहस्पतिपुरोगमाः । तत्समाचक्ष्व मां ब्रह्मन्भवतां दुःखकारणम्
mahādeva uvāca | kathaṃ vyagrāḥ surāḥ sarve bṛhaspatipurogamāḥ | tatsamācakṣva māṃ brahmanbhavatāṃ duḥkhakāraṇam
മഹാദേവൻ അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു—“ബൃഹസ്പതിയെ മുൻനിർത്തി എല്ലാ ദേവന്മാരും എന്തുകൊണ്ട് വ്യാകുലരാണ്? ഹേ ബ്രഹ്മൻ (ബ്രഹ്മാ), നിങ്ങളുടെ ദുഃഖകാരണം എനിക്കു പറയുക।”
Śiva (Mahādeva)
Scene: Mahādeva addresses Brahmā directly, noticing the gods’ agitation; Bṛhaspati stands forward; the devas’ faces show worry while Shiva remains composed.
FAQs
Divine governance begins with inquiry into suffering; dharma is protected through truthful disclosure and right counsel.
No tirtha is directly praised; the verse advances the Dharmāraṇya narrative setting.
None; it is a dialogue prompt requesting the cause of distress.