Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 72
इन्द्र उवाच । दधीचस्य वधाद्ब्रह्मन्नहं भीतो न संशयः । तस्माद्ब्रह्मवधात्सत्यं महदेनो भविष्यति
indra uvāca | dadhīcasya vadhādbrahmannahaṃ bhīto na saṃśayaḥ | tasmādbrahmavadhātsatyaṃ mahadeno bhaviṣyati
Indra dit : «Ô brahmane, je suis saisi de crainte à cause de la mise à mort de Dadhīci ; il n’y a nul doute. Ainsi, du meurtre d’un brāhmaṇa naîtra, en vérité, un grand péché.»
Śakra (Indra)
Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis (typical frame; not explicit)
Scene: Indra speaks candidly to Brahmā, hands folded, face marked by fear; Brahmā listens with composed gravity, embodying the path from confession to remedy.
FAQs
Reverence for brāhmaṇas and tapas is central; harming the holy generates heavy karmic consequence.
Not explicitly; the Kedāra narrative frame supports teachings on pāpa and purification.
None stated here; it expresses fear of sin, implying the need for prāyaścitta (expiation) later.