Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 89
पुण्यं तान्येव भूतानि ग्रसंत्याक्रम्य देवताः । ततो देवाः क्षुधार्त्तास्ते गुहायैतन्न्यवेदयन्
puṇyaṃ tānyeva bhūtāni grasaṃtyākramya devatāḥ | tato devāḥ kṣudhārttāste guhāyaitannyavedayan
Makhluk-makhluk itu sendiri, setelah menindas para dewa, mula memakan pahala kebajikan para dewa. Maka para dewa yang diseksa kelaparan pun mempersembahkan hal ini kepada Guha.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration)
Scene: Shadowy bhūta hosts overwhelm divine beings and ‘consume’ their merit; devas appear weakened and hungry, then approach Guha to report the crisis.
FAQs
Merit (puṇya) is portrayed as a real spiritual resource that must be protected through dharmic order under divine guardianship.
No site is named in this verse; it is part of the mythic account connected to the surrounding sthala narrative.
None; the verse narrates a conflict and the gods’ appeal to Guha.