Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 16
एवं ते निश्चयं कृत्वा समाहूय ततः परम् । रंभामूचुर्महेंद्रेण सर्वे देवास्तदादरात्
evaṃ te niścayaṃ kṛtvā samāhūya tataḥ param | raṃbhāmūcurmaheṃdreṇa sarve devāstadādarāt
ഇങ്ങനെ തീരുമാനമെടുത്ത ശേഷം അവർ രംഭയെ വിളിച്ചു വരുത്തി; മഹേന്ദ്രനോടുകൂടെ എല്ലാ ദേവന്മാരും അവളോട് ആദരത്തോടെ പറഞ്ഞു।
Narrator (Purāṇic voice; reporting devas’ action)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (destination implied)
Type: kshetra
Scene: All the gods, with Mahendra (Indra), after deciding, summon Rambhā and address her earnestly; Rambhā stands at the threshold of the assembly, attentive.
FAQs
When spiritual power rises, tests often come in coordinated forms; vigilance is part of the path.
Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra remains the narrative setting motivating the devas’ response.
None; it is a narrative transition describing the devas’ summoning of Rambhā.