Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10
ऋषय ऊचुः । ब्रह्महत्या कथं जाता सुरेन्द्रस्य हि सूतज । एतन्नः सर्वमाचक्ष्व परं कौतूहलं हि नः
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | brahmahatyā kathaṃ jātā surendrasya hi sūtaja | etannaḥ sarvamācakṣva paraṃ kautūhalaṃ hi naḥ
Les sages dirent : «Ô fils de Sūta, comment la brahmahatyā s’est-elle abattue sur Indra ? Dis-nous tout ; notre curiosité est immense.»
Ṛṣayaḥ (the sages)
Tirtha: Kāpāleśvara context (implied)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: A circle of sages in a forest hermitage question the Sūta’s son about Indra’s brahmahatyā; palm-leaf manuscripts and sacrificial fires appear in the background.
FAQs
Even exalted beings are bound by dharma and karma; inquiry into sin and expiation is part of learning sacred law.
The inquiry frames the origin-story that supports the glory of Kāpāleśvara in Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra.
No direct rite is prescribed here; the verse requests the narrative background for later expiatory instructions.