Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 5
तत्र ब्रह्मा समुत्पन्नश्चतुर्वदनपङ्कजः । किं करोमीति देवेश आज्ञा मे दीयतां प्रभो
tatra brahmā samutpannaścaturvadanapaṅkajaḥ | kiṃ karomīti deveśa ājñā me dīyatāṃ prabho
அங்கே தாமரைமுகமும் நான்கு முகங்களும் உடைய பிரம்மா தோன்றி கூறினார்—“தேவேசா! நான் என்ன செய்ய வேண்டும்? பிரபுவே, எனக்கு உமது ஆணையை அருள்வாயாக।”
Brahmā (addressing Viṣṇu/Deveśa, Padmanābha)
Scene: Brahmā, four-faced and lotus-seated, rises upon the radiant lotus and addresses Viṣṇu with folded hands, asking for instruction; the ocean remains still and immense.
FAQs
Right action begins with humility and obedience to divine order (ājñā), even for Brahmā.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it sets up the Revā Khaṇḍa’s sacred-geography narrative framework.
None explicitly; the verse focuses on receiving divine instruction for dharmic action.
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