Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 70
त्वष्ट्रा हि जनितो यो वै वृत्रो नामैष दैत्यराट् । कथं तं घातयाम्येवं सततं पापभीरुणा । शक्रेणोक्तं निशम्याथ ब्रह्मा वाक्यमुवाच ह
tvaṣṭrā hi janito yo vai vṛtro nāmaiṣa daityarāṭ | kathaṃ taṃ ghātayāmyevaṃ satataṃ pāpabhīruṇā | śakreṇoktaṃ niśamyātha brahmā vākyamuvāca ha
Dieser Vṛtra—König unter den Dānavas—ist wahrlich von Tvaṣṭṛ gezeugt. Wie soll ich ihn so töten, da ich doch stets die Sünde fürchte? Als Śakra dies gesprochen hatte, erwiderte Brahmā daraufhin.
Śakra (Indra), then narration shifts to Brahmā
Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis (typical frame; not explicit)
Scene: Indra, troubled and hesitant, speaks of Vṛtra’s birth from Tvaṣṭṛ and his own fear of sin; Brahmā sits poised to answer, embodying calm jurisprudence of dharma.
FAQs
Even righteous aims create dharma-dilemmas; guidance from higher wisdom (Brahmā) is sought to act without adharma.
The Kedāra section frames the teaching, but this verse focuses on the Vṛtra episode rather than a site-description.
None directly; it introduces Brahmā’s forthcoming dharma-instruction.