Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 5
सोद्वेगं भाषितं श्रुत्वा देवानां भावितात्मनाम् । मेघगम्भीरया वाचा देवराजमुवाच ह
sodvegaṃ bhāṣitaṃ śrutvā devānāṃ bhāvitātmanām | meghagambhīrayā vācā devarājamuvāca ha
பாவிதாத்மர்களான தேவர்களின் கலக்கமுற்ற சொற்களை கேட்ட பிரம்மா, மேகமுழக்கம் போன்ற ஆழ்ந்த குரலில் தேவராஜன் இந்திரனிடம் உரைத்தார்।
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; Brahmā is the one who speaks next)
Listener: राजेन्द्र (king addressed in the narrative frame)
Scene: The gods, pale and shaken, stand before Brahmā; Brahmā speaks with a cloud-deep, thunder-like voice in a luminous celestial hall.
FAQs
In turmoil, guidance is sought from steadier wisdom; divine counsel is portrayed as calm, weighty, and purposeful.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the setting is Brahmaloka and a divine council.
None; the verse is narrative and sets up Brahmā’s inquiry.