Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 5
जम्भशुम्भैश्च कूष्माण्डकुहकादिभिः । वेपमानार्दिताः सर्वे ब्रह्माणमुपतस्थिरे
jambhaśumbhaiśca kūṣmāṇḍakuhakādibhiḥ | vepamānārditāḥ sarve brahmāṇamupatasthire
Bị Jambha, Śumbha cùng các kẻ khác như Kūṣmāṇḍa và Kuhaka hành hạ, tất thảy run rẩy khổ sở, liền đến nương tựa nơi Phạm Thiên để cầu cứu.
Mārkaṇḍeya (continuing narration)
Scene: A procession of devas, shaken and pale, approaches Brahmā’s radiant court; named asuras/dānavas loom in memory as shadowy threats; the devas’ bodies show tremor and fatigue.
FAQs
In distress, the righteous seek higher counsel—turning from fear to surrender and right guidance.
Not yet; the verse moves the story toward Brahmā’s instruction connected to the Revā (Narmadā) tīrthas.
None directly; it narrates the devas’ approach to Brahmā.