Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 82
अथ जंभारिणा सार्धं भीताः सर्वे दिवौकसः । संमंत्र्य त्वरिता जग्मुर्ब्रह्माणं शरणं द्विज
atha jaṃbhāriṇā sārdhaṃ bhītāḥ sarve divaukasaḥ | saṃmaṃtrya tvaritā jagmurbrahmāṇaṃ śaraṇaṃ dvija
پھر جمبھاری (اِندر) کے ساتھ، سب دیوتا خوف زدہ ہو کر باہم مشورہ کرنے لگے اور اے دو بار جنم لینے والے، جلدی سے برہما کے پاس پناہ لینے چلے گئے۔
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration, commonly Skanda to Agastya)
Listener: Dvija (addressed)
Scene: Indra (Jambhāri) leads a hurried procession of frightened devas through luminous skies toward Brahmā’s radiant lotus-seat, their ornaments trembling, faces anxious yet reverent.
FAQs
Even celestial powers seek higher counsel when dharma’s force (tapas) reshapes the cosmos; humility before cosmic law is essential.
The broader Kāśīkhaṇḍa glorifies Kāśī; this verse narrates a heavenly council rather than a pilgrimage spot.
None; it describes the devas’ recourse to Brahmā as a narrative turning-point.