Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 22
प्रविवेशासुरस्तत्र लीलया स्वगृहे यथा । वृत्रहा भयमापन्नः स्वकीयं चासनं ददौ
praviveśāsurastatra līlayā svagṛhe yathā | vṛtrahā bhayamāpannaḥ svakīyaṃ cāsanaṃ dadau
তাত সেই অসুৰে লীলাৰে প্ৰবেশ কৰিলে, যেন নিজৰ গৃহতে সোমাইছে। ভৃত্ৰহা (ইন্দ্ৰ) ভয়াক্ৰান্ত হৈ, নিজৰ আসনো তাক অৰ্পণ কৰিলে।
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa or a section-narrator within Revā Khaṇḍa)
Listener: nṛpa (king)
Scene: Andhaka strides into Indra’s court as if into his own house; Indra, alarmed, gestures offering his throne-seat.
FAQs
When adharma rises, even rulers may falter; fear can invert proper order, shown by Indra yielding his own seat.
No tīrtha is specified; the scene is set in Svarga/Indra’s abode as part of the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative.
None.
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