Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 40
अथांते कर्मणस्तस्य ब्रह्मा प्राह शतक्रतुम् । हितार्थं सर्वलोकस्य विनयावनतं स्थितम्
athāṃte karmaṇastasya brahmā prāha śatakratum | hitārthaṃ sarvalokasya vinayāvanataṃ sthitam
তাৰ পাছত সেই কৰ্মৰ অন্তত ব্ৰহ্মা দেৱে শতক্ৰতু (ইন্দ্ৰ)ক ক’লে। তেওঁ বিনয়ে নত হৈ থিয় আছিল—সকলো লোকৰ মঙ্গলৰ বাবে ব্ৰহ্মাই কথা ক’লে।
Sūta (narration)
Tirtha: Jyeṣṭhapuṣkara
Type: kshetra
Scene: At the close of a rite, Brahmā addresses Indra; Indra stands with folded hands, head bowed, while priests and pilgrims form a respectful circle around the ritual space.
FAQs
Authority in dharma is paired with humility: even Indra receives guidance for the universal good.
The setting remains Jyeṣṭhapuṣkara/Jyeṣṭha-kuṇḍa during the great bathing rites.
The verse marks the completion of a major rite and introduces divine instruction connected to proper conduct during the gathering.