Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 56
अतो ह्युपेन्द्र्माहूय मंत्रयन्तु सुरोत्तमाः । तदधीनं जगत्सर्वं त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरम्
ato hyupendrmāhūya maṃtrayantu surottamāḥ | tadadhīnaṃ jagatsarvaṃ trailokyaṃ sacarācaram
Oleh itu, panggillah Upendra, dan biarlah para dewa yang utama bermusyawarah. Kerana seluruh jagat—tiga alam beserta yang bergerak dan yang tidak bergerak—bergantung kepada-Nya.
Bṛhaspati (continuing counsel to Indra and the gods)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (within Prabhāsa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A celestial assembly of the foremost devas, turning toward the idea of summoning Upendra; the three worlds symbolically shown as dependent on a central Viṣṇu principle.
FAQs
True resolution comes through higher dharma and divine alignment; collective deliberation guided by Viṣṇu steadies the worlds.
The teaching occurs within the Vastrāpathakṣetra Māhātmya of Prabhāsa, integrating theology into the kṣetra’s sacred narrative.
No ritual is prescribed; it recommends summoning Upendra for counsel and decision-making.