Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 26
इन्द्रेण च कृतं विप्रा महद्भूतं जुगुप्सितम् । गुरोरवज्ञा च कृता विश्वरूपवधः कृतः
indreṇa ca kṛtaṃ viprā mahadbhūtaṃ jugupsitam | guroravajñā ca kṛtā viśvarūpavadhaḥ kṛtaḥ
Et Indra—ô brāhmaṇas—accomplit un acte immense et répréhensible : il méprisa son maître et tua Viśvarūpa.
Sūta
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brāhmaṇa sages
Scene: A stark flashback tableau: Indra, armed with vajra, stands conflicted; the revered figure of Viśvarūpa is shown as slain; a shadow of guru-disrespect hangs over the scene.
FAQs
Disrespect toward the guru and violence against the righteous generate grave sin, leading to obstacles even for the powerful.
No site is directly glorified; the verse explains the moral cause behind Indra’s crisis.
None in this verse; it prepares the ground for expiation themes.