Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9
कारणं कथ्यतामाशु वह्नीन्द्रवसुभिर्युताः । देवा ऊचुः । दैत्यैः पराजितास्तात संगरेऽद्भुतकारिभिः
kāraṇaṃ kathyatāmāśu vahnīndravasubhiryutāḥ | devā ūcuḥ | daityaiḥ parājitāstāta saṃgare'dbhutakāribhiḥ
“Nyatakanlah sebabnya dengan segera,” (Brahmā) bertitah, ketika para dewa—bersama Agni, Indra dan para Vasu—berdiri di hadapan-Nya. Para dewa menjawab: “Wahai bapa yang mulia, kami telah ditewaskan dalam pertempuran oleh para Dānava yang melakukan keajaiban.”
Devas (with a narrative cue by Brahmā)
Scene: A solemn council scene: Agni’s glow, Indra’s regal bearing, Vasus in attendance; the devas report their defeat by wonder-working Dānavas, hinting at unseen powers behind the conflict.
FAQs
When dharmic forces falter, truthful disclosure and seeking higher guidance becomes the first step toward restoration of order.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it provides the backstory within a tīrtha-mahātmya chapter.
None.