Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
तेन देवाः सगन्धर्वास्त्रासितास्त्रिदशा लयात् । तस्य भीत्या ततः सर्वे ब्रह्मलोकमधिस्थिताः
tena devāḥ sagandharvāstrāsitāstridaśā layāt | tasya bhītyā tataḥ sarve brahmalokamadhisthitāḥ
اس کے سبب دیوتا گندھروؤں سمیت خوف زدہ ہو گئے؛ تریدش دیوتا گھبرا کر بھاگ نکلے۔ اس کے ڈر سے سب نے تب برہما لوک میں پناہ لی۔
Īśvara (Śiva)
Listener: Mahādevī
Scene: Devas and Gandharvas, distressed, ascend to radiant Brahmaloka; Brahmā’s golden city appears above clouds; below, the shadow of Ruru looms over the worlds.
FAQs
When adharma overwhelms even the powerful, refuge is sought in higher divine order—preparing for restoration through sacred power.
Indirectly, this forms the narrative lead-in to the Devī Kumārikā sacred locale within Prabhāsa-kṣetra.
None; it narrates the cosmic crisis caused by the asura.