Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 32
प्रार्थनाभङ्गभीताश्च ततो देवाः सवासवाः । प्रणष्टास्तान्सुरान्दृष्ट्वा ब्राह्मणाश्चानुवव्रजुः
prārthanābhaṅgabhītāśca tato devāḥ savāsavāḥ | praṇaṣṭāstānsurāndṛṣṭvā brāhmaṇāścānuvavrajuḥ
برہمنوں کی درخواستیں ناکام نہ ہو جائیں، اس خوف سے دیوتا—اِندر سمیت—غائب ہو گئے۔ اُن دیوتاؤں کو یوں اوجھل ہوتا دیکھ کر برہمن بھی اُن کے پیچھے چل پڑے۔
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: The gods, with Indra, vanish to avoid disappointing the brāhmaṇas’ requests; the brāhmaṇas, seeing the disappearance, pursue them—creating a dramatic chase across the sacred landscape.
FAQs
Avoiding rightful obligations leads to fear and disorder; dharma presses even the mighty to accountability.
The episode unfolds in the Prabhāsa-kṣetra context, reinforcing its role as a stage for dharmic consequence.
Implicitly, fulfilling priestly requests/dakṣiṇā connected with yajña rather than evading them.