Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 31
इंद्राद्या विबुधाः सर्वे त्वदायत्ता हुताशन । किमर्थं भगवन्मर्त्त्यं त्यक्त्वा त्वमत्र संस्थितः । किमर्थं भगवन्नस्माननागांस्त्यक्तुमिच्छसि
iṃdrādyā vibudhāḥ sarve tvadāyattā hutāśana | kimarthaṃ bhagavanmarttyaṃ tyaktvā tvamatra saṃsthitaḥ | kimarthaṃ bhagavannasmānanāgāṃstyaktumicchasi
โอ้ หุตาศนะ! เทพทั้งปวงมีอินทราเป็นต้นล้วนพึ่งพาท่าน เหตุใดพระผู้เป็นเจ้า จึงละโลกมนุษย์แล้วประทับอยู่ ณ ที่นี้? เหตุใดพระองค์จึงประสงค์จะทอดทิ้งพวกเราผู้ไร้ความผิด?
Devas
Tirtha: Arbuda-nirjhara (holy waterfall on Arbuda)
Type: kund
Scene: Indra and the assembled devas, hands folded, address Agni with reverent urgency near a roaring waterfall on a forested mountain; Agni’s presence is luminous yet withdrawn.
FAQs
When a sustaining power withdraws, even the mighty become helpless—hence humility, inquiry, and reconciliation are dharmic responses.
The narrative backdrop is Arbuda’s sacred terrain; the verse itself focuses on the crisis of withdrawal rather than naming a tirtha.
None explicitly; the emphasis is on restoring right order so that cosmic functions like rain and sacrifice can resume.