Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 93
तथास्त्विति खगोप्याह कमलापतिमच्युतम् । हृतामृतं खगं श्रुत्वा तत आखंडलो जवात्
tathāstviti khagopyāha kamalāpatimacyutam | hṛtāmṛtaṃ khagaṃ śrutvā tata ākhaṃḍalo javāt
«Qu’il en soit ainsi», dit aussi l’oiseau à Acyuta, le Seigneur de Kamalā. Apprenant que l’oiseau avait emporté l’amṛta, Ākhaṇḍala (Indra) s’élança aussitôt.
Narrator (with quoted assent by Garuḍa)
Scene: Garuḍa affirms ‘tathāstu’ to Viṣṇu; immediately the scene shifts—Indra, alerted that amṛta has been seized, rushes forth with urgency.
FAQs
Worldly power reacts swiftly to protect privilege, but divine order unfolds through higher agreements and vows.
The Setukhaṇḍa’s sacred geography centers on Setu/Rāmeśvaram; this verse advances the story rather than a tīrtha injunction.
None; it narrates Indra’s response to the taking of amṛta.