Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 36
ततो देवगणाः सर्वे वसवः सह भास्करैः । विश्वेदेवाश्च साध्याश्च धनुर्हस्ता महाबलाः
tato devagaṇāḥ sarve vasavaḥ saha bhāskaraiḥ | viśvedevāśca sādhyāśca dhanurhastā mahābalāḥ
Rồi tất cả các đoàn chư thiên—các Vasu cùng các thần Mặt Trời, các Viśvedevas và các Sādhyas—mạnh mẽ phi thường, tay cầm cung, đồng loạt xuất hiện.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (frame)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrimage audience
Scene: Ranks of radiant gods assemble with bows—gleaming armor, solar halos, banners—forming a luminous counter-host against the dark tide of pramathas.
FAQs
When sacred order collapses, even divine assemblies polarize—showing that dharma depends on humility and right alignment, not mere status.
The episode is narrated within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, tying cosmic events to the sanctity associated with Prabhāsa.
None; it describes the mobilization of deva-hosts for battle.