Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 122
विरोचनगृहं प्राप्त इंद्रो वाक्यमुवाच ह । स्थविरो ब्राह्मणो भूत्वा देहीति मम सुव्रत । मनस्वी त्वं च दैत्येंद्र दाता च भुवनत्रये
virocanagṛhaṃ prāpta iṃdro vākyamuvāca ha | sthaviro brāhmaṇo bhūtvā dehīti mama suvrata | manasvī tvaṃ ca daityeṃdra dātā ca bhuvanatraye
Als Indra das Haus Virocanas erreichte, sprach er: „Ich bin in die Gestalt eines betagten Brāhmaṇa geschlüpft; gib mir, o du von guten Gelübden. Du bist hochgesinnt, o Herr der Daityas, und als Spender in den drei Welten berühmt.“
Indra (in brāhmaṇa disguise)
Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual frame)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrimage audience
Scene: Indra, disguised as an aged brāhmaṇa, stands at the threshold of Virocana’s house, begging and praising the Daitya-king’s famed generosity before the asura court.
FAQs
The fame of a giver is upheld across worlds; honoring supplicants is central to dharma.
No tīrtha is specified; the verse is a dialogue scene within Kedārakhaṇḍa’s dharma narrative.
The implied practice is dāna to a brāhmaṇa/atithi (alms-giving), though no formal rite is detailed.
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