Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 146
एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु स ब्रह्मास्ते दिवौकसः । परं भयमनुप्राप्ता दृष्ट्वा तस्य पराक्रमम्
etasminneva kāle tu sa brahmāste divaukasaḥ | paraṃ bhayamanuprāptā dṛṣṭvā tasya parākramam
അതേ സമയത്ത് സ്വർഗ്ഗവാസികളായ ദേവന്മാർ ബ്രഹ്മാവിനോടുകൂടെ അവന്റെ പരാക്രമം കണ്ടു മഹാഭയത്തിലായി।
Deductive: Purāṇic narrator (likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: In the heavens, devas cluster with anxious faces; Brahmā is present among them, all gazing downward at the battlefield where the dānava’s astric prowess manifests as ominous smoke and energy.
FAQs
Adharma can appear terrifying even to the gods, but such fear sets the stage for the revelation of the Devī’s protecting power.
No specific tīrtha is praised in this line; it is part of the Arbuda Khaṇḍa narrative frame.
None.