Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 28
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा शक्रश्चिन्तितवानिदम् । योऽमुं निहन्ति पाप्मानं न तं पश्यामि कर्हिचित्
tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā śakraścintitavānidam | yo'muṃ nihanti pāpmānaṃ na taṃ paśyāmi karhicit
Entendant ses paroles, Śakra réfléchit : «Je ne vois personne, à aucun moment, qui puisse abattre cet être pécheur.»
Narrator (reporting Śakra’s inner thought)
Tirtha: Revā (contextual witness)
Type: river
Listener: Sages (frame); internal monologue of Śakra
Scene: Indra, after hearing Andhaka, inwardly reflects with dread: he sees no one capable of killing the sinful asura; the court’s splendor dims under fear.
FAQs
When dharmic strength wanes, even the gods feel helpless; the text prepares the ground for higher divine intervention beyond mere power.
None; it is a narrative moment of crisis in Svarga.
None.