Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 16
एवं ते निश्चयं कृत्वा समाहूय ततः परम् । रंभामूचुर्महेंद्रेण सर्वे देवास्तदादरात्
evaṃ te niścayaṃ kṛtvā samāhūya tataḥ param | raṃbhāmūcurmaheṃdreṇa sarve devāstadādarāt
یوں فیصلہ کر کے انہوں نے پھر رمبھا کو بلا بھیجا؛ اور مہندر اندرا کے ساتھ سب دیوتاؤں نے نہایت اہتمام سے اسے فوراً مخاطب کیا۔
Narrator (Purāṇic voice; reporting devas’ action)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (destination implied)
Type: kshetra
Scene: All the gods, with Mahendra (Indra), after deciding, summon Rambhā and address her earnestly; Rambhā stands at the threshold of the assembly, attentive.
FAQs
When spiritual power rises, tests often come in coordinated forms; vigilance is part of the path.
Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra remains the narrative setting motivating the devas’ response.
None; it is a narrative transition describing the devas’ summoning of Rambhā.