Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 146
परस्परं व्यलीयंत हाहाकिंभाविवादिनः । तामवस्थां हरिर्दृष्ट्वा देवाञ्छक्रमुवाचह
parasparaṃ vyalīyaṃta hāhākiṃbhāvivādinaḥ | tāmavasthāṃ harirdṛṣṭvā devāñchakramuvācaha
وہ ایک دوسرے سے پیچھے ہٹنے لگے، گھبراہٹ میں پکار اٹھے—“ہائے! اب کیا ہوگا؟” یہ حالت دیکھ کر ہری نے دیوتاؤں کو مخاطب کیا اور شَکر (اِندر) سے کہا۔
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (contextual attribution for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)
Scene: A chaotic battlefield moment: warriors recoil, hands raised, mouths open in ‘hāhā’. Hari stands composed, radiant, turning toward Indra and the devas, beginning a directive speech that steadies them.
FAQs
In crisis, divine guidance restores clarity; dharma advances through counsel and right recourse, not panic.
No holy site is mentioned here.
Implicitly points toward mantra/astric recourse that follows, but no rite is stated in this verse itself.