Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 10
किं वो ह्यागमनं देवाः सर्वेषां च विवर्णता । केनावमानिताः सर्वे शीघ्रं कथयतामराः
kiṃ vo hyāgamanaṃ devāḥ sarveṣāṃ ca vivarṇatā | kenāvamānitāḥ sarve śīghraṃ kathayatāmarāḥ
ஓ தேவர்களே, நீங்கள் ஏன் வந்தீர்கள்? உங்கள் அனைவரின் நிறமும் ஏன் வெளிறியுள்ளது? உங்களை யாவரையும் யார் அவமதித்தார்? ஓ அமரர்களே, விரைவாகச் சொல்லுங்கள்।
Brahmā (Pitāmaha)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīra (contextual)
Type: ghat
Scene: Pitāmaha leans forward slightly, eyes compassionate yet firm, questioning the devas’ pallor and dishonor; the devas stand subdued, their luster dimmed.
FAQs
Before remedy comes diagnosis: dharmic leadership first asks clearly about the cause of suffering and dishonor.
No; this is direct dialogue setting up the account of Bāṇāsura’s oppression.
None.
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