Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 24
किं मे भविष्यति प्राज्ञ विनाशः सांप्रतं वद । किं वा त्रैलोक्य राज्यस्य किं वा वित्तादिकस्य च
kiṃ me bhaviṣyati prājña vināśaḥ sāṃprataṃ vada | kiṃ vā trailokya rājyasya kiṃ vā vittādikasya ca
«Que m’adviendra-t-il, ô sage ? Dis-le-moi sur-le-champ : y aura-t-il ruine ? Et qu’en sera-t-il de ma souveraineté sur les trois mondes, de mes richesses et du reste ?»
Indra (Śakra/Devarāja)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Indra urgently questions Bṛhaspati: will destruction come? what of his rule over the three worlds and his wealth? The scene contrasts Indra’s glittering regalia with his inner vulnerability before the sage.
FAQs
Worldly power and wealth are unstable; Purāṇic dharma pushes even rulers to reflect on impermanence and seek corrective wisdom.
No tīrtha is specified in this verse; it is part of the chapter’s narrative conversation.
None; the verse is a direct question about fate, kingship, and wealth.