Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 67
विश्वरूपो हतो देव देवानां कार्यसिद्धये । एक एव तदा ब्रह्मन्पापिष्ठोऽहं कृतः सुरैः
viśvarūpo hato deva devānāṃ kāryasiddhaye | eka eva tadā brahmanpāpiṣṭho'haṃ kṛtaḥ suraiḥ
“হে দেৱ! দেৱতাসকলৰ কাৰ্য সিদ্ধিৰ বাবে বিশ্বৰূপক বধ কৰা হ’ল; কিন্তু হে ব্ৰাহ্মণ, সেই সময়ত সুৰসকলে আটাইতকৈ ঘোৰ পাপৰ ভাৰ কেৱল মোৰ ওপৰতেই চাপাই দিলে।”
Śakra (Indra)
Listener: Brahmā
Scene: Indra confesses before Brahmā: Viśvarūpa was killed for the gods’ purpose, yet Indra alone was made to bear the worst sin; devas look uneasy, Brahmā contemplative.
FAQs
Even when an act is done for a ‘greater cause,’ moral burden and accountability still arise and must be faced truthfully.
The Kedāra region frames the teaching, but the verse focuses on ethical consequence rather than a specific tīrtha.
No explicit rite is prescribed here; it is a confession of pāpa and fear of its fruits.
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