Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 58
व्यास उवाच । व्यग्रचित्ताः सुराः सर्वे आकृष्टं हरिकार्मु कम् । न जाने केन कार्येण विष्णुमायाविमोहिताः
vyāsa uvāca | vyagracittāḥ surāḥ sarve ākṛṣṭaṃ harikārmu kam | na jāne kena kāryeṇa viṣṇumāyāvimohitāḥ
วยาสกล่าวว่า “เหล่าเทวะทั้งปวงมีจิตฟุ้งซ่านกระวนกระวาย จึงดึงคันธนูของพระหริไว้ ข้าไม่รู้เลยว่าเพื่อกิจอันใด พวกเขาจึงถูกมายาของพระวิษณุทำให้หลงมัวเมา”
Vyāsa
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: Vyāsa narrates: the gods, minds agitated, collectively draw back Hari’s bow, yet the purpose is hidden—Viṣṇu’s māyā has deluded them.
FAQs
Divine māyā can veil even the devas, reminding seekers to rely on dharma and higher discernment rather than pride.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it advances the Dharmāraṇya narrative framework.
None; the focus is on a theistic explanation—delusion by Viṣṇu’s māyā.