Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 7
कूर्म उवाच । इन्द्रद्युम्नोऽयमवनीपतिः सत्रिजनाग्रणीः । कीर्तिलोपान्निरस्तोऽयं वेधसा नाकपृष्ठतः
kūrma uvāca | indradyumno'yamavanīpatiḥ satrijanāgraṇīḥ | kīrtilopānnirasto'yaṃ vedhasā nākapṛṣṭhataḥ
Dijo la Tortuga: «Este es el rey Indradyumna, soberano de la tierra, guía eminente entre los hombres. Por el menguar de su fama, el Creador, Brahmā (Vedhas), lo ha arrojado desde las alturas del cielo».
Kūrma
Listener: assembly/host (implied) and the addressed interlocutor within the narrative
Scene: Kūrma (the Tortoise sage/being) identifies King Indradyumna and narrates his fall from heaven due to diminished fame; the king appears humbled, earthbound, seeking remedy.
FAQs
Even heavenly status is unstable when merit and righteous renown decline; dharma must be renewed to regain upliftment.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it introduces Indradyumna’s condition and the cause of his fall.
No explicit rite is stated; the verse sets up the need for restoration of merit (often through tapas, tīrtha, or dharmic acts in the larger narrative).