Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7
पश्य पश्य महाभाग दानवैः शकलीकृताः । वियोजिताः पुत्रदारैस्त्वामेव शरणं गताः
paśya paśya mahābhāga dānavaiḥ śakalīkṛtāḥ | viyojitāḥ putradāraistvāmeva śaraṇaṃ gatāḥ
“Xin hãy nhìn, xin hãy nhìn, bậc đại phúc! Bọn Dānava đã nghiền nát chúng con. Bị lìa xa con cái và thê quyến, chúng con chỉ còn biết đến nương tựa nơi Ngài.”
Devas (addressing Brahmā)
Scene: Devas with torn banners and bruised bodies gesture emphatically—‘paśya paśya’—showing wounds and broken weapons; their faces show grief at separation from families; Brahmā listens, composed.
FAQs
True refuge is single-pointed—turning fully to the divine when worldly supports fall away.
None explicitly; the emotional urgency sets the stage for Brahmā’s later direction to the Revā (Narmadā) bank.
None; it is a plea of surrender.