Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6
किमत्रागमनं देवाः सर्वेषां वै विवर्णता । केनापमानिताः सर्वे शीघ्रं मे कथ्यतां स्वयम्
kimatrāgamanaṃ devāḥ sarveṣāṃ vai vivarṇatā | kenāpamānitāḥ sarve śīghraṃ me kathyatāṃ svayam
(พระพรหมตรัสว่า:) “โอ้เหล่าเทวะ เหตุใดจึงมาที่นี่? ไฉนพวกท่านทั้งปวงจึงซีดเผือด? ผู้ใดได้ลบหลู่พวกท่านทั้งหมด? จงบอกเราโดยพลันด้วยตนเอง”
Brahmā (Padmayoni)
Listener: राजेन्द्र (king addressed)
Scene: Brahmā, voice commanding, questions the gods: why they have come, why they are pale, who has dishonored them; the devas stand humbled and shaken.
FAQs
Dharma is protected through truthful reporting and clear diagnosis of harm—problems are faced directly, not hidden.
None; the verse is set in Brahmaloka and concerns a cosmic disturbance.
None; it is a direct inquiry initiating the account of oppression.