Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 93
तस्मिन्नेव काले तु तस्यास्थीनि शतक्रतुः । प्रगृह्य विश्वकर्माणं ततः प्रोवाच सादरम्
tasminneva kāle tu tasyāsthīni śatakratuḥ | pragṛhya viśvakarmāṇaṃ tataḥ provāca sādaram
En cet instant même, Śatakratu (Indra), prenant ses os, s’adressa ensuite avec respect à Viśvakarmā.
Narrator (Sūta, implied continuation)
Scene: Indra, holding the sacred bones, turns to Viśvakarmā with reverence; the divine architect stands ready amid celestial tools and luminous workshop space.
FAQs
Sacred offerings are to be used purposefully and reverently for dharmic protection, not for display.
The verse is narrative within a tīrtha-mahātmya context; it does not specify a pilgrimage site.
None; it describes the immediate handling of the sacred relics (asthīni) for a divine task.