Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16
भगवञ्छृणु नो वाक्यमस्माकं तु भयावहम् । निमंत्रिताः स्म सर्वे वा इल्वलेन वयं प्रभो
bhagavañchṛṇu no vākyamasmākaṃ tu bhayāvaham | nimaṃtritāḥ sma sarve vā ilvalena vayaṃ prabho
“اے بھگوان! ہماری بات سنئے، یہ ہمارے لیے خوفناک ہے۔ اے پروردگار! ہمیں سب کو اِلوَل نے دعوت دی ہے۔”
Brāhmaṇas (speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: अगस्त्याश्रम (कथात्मक)
Type: kshetra
Listener: देवी
Scene: Brahmanas stand before Agastya with folded hands, faces anxious; the lead speaker addresses him as ‘Bhagavan’, confessing fear and Ilvala’s invitation.
FAQs
The faithful openly confess danger to a sage, showing humility and reliance on dharmic guardianship rather than retaliation.
The discourse is set within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya; the immediate locus is Agastya’s āśrama as a dharmic refuge.
None; it is an appeal for protection in response to a dangerous invitation.