Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 24
त्वमिंद्र बालिशो भूत्वा लोकपालैः सहाद्य वै । आगतो बालिशो भूत्वा इदानीं किं करिष्यसि
tvamiṃdra bāliśo bhūtvā lokapālaiḥ sahādya vai | āgato bāliśo bhūtvā idānīṃ kiṃ kariṣyasi
হে ইন্দ্র! তুমি মূঢ়তা করে আজ লোকপালদের সঙ্গে এখানে এসেছ। এই বালিশতা নিয়ে এসে এখন কী করবে?
Bṛhaspati
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Indra (explicit) and lokapālas (present)
Scene: Indra stands with the lokapālas in a Himalayan clearing near Kedāra, being sternly addressed by a sage or Rudra-associated authority; Indra’s posture shows embarrassment; the guardians look tense; the sacred mountain looms as witness.
FAQs
Pride and rashness lead to peril; dharma begins with humility and wise counsel.
Not directly; the Kedāra narrative setting remains in the background.
None; it is admonition and moral reflection.
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