Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
दृष्ट्वा दैत्यान्पुरा देवैर्निर्जितान्नृपसत्तम । चिन्तयामास मेधावी भार्गवस्तान्प्रति द्विजः
dṛṣṭvā daityānpurā devairnirjitānnṛpasattama | cintayāmāsa medhāvī bhārgavastānprati dvijaḥ
ข้าแต่มหาราชผู้ประเสริฐ ครั้นเห็นในกาลก่อนว่าเหล่าไทตยะถูกเทพเจ้าปราบพ่าย พราหมณ์ภารควะผู้มีปัญญาก็เริ่มใคร่ครวญว่าจะตอบสนองต่อพวกเขาอย่างไร
Pulastya (continuing narration)
Listener: Nṛpa-sattama (king)
Scene: Śukra (Bhārgava), contemplative and radiant, observes the aftermath of a Deva victory over Daityas; he withdraws into thought, planning a devotional course of action.
FAQs
Crisis and defeat become the catalyst for turning to higher spiritual strategy—here, Śukra’s reflective resolve.
The verse sets the narrative background for Śukreśvara in Arbuda-khaṇḍa.
None explicitly; it introduces the storyline that leads to worship and consecration.