Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 73
इन्द्र उवाच । अस्थिभिः कस्य जीवस्य वज्रं देव भविष्यति । गजस्य शरभस्याथ किं वान्यस्य वदस्व मे
indra uvāca | asthibhiḥ kasya jīvasya vajraṃ deva bhaviṣyati | gajasya śarabhasyātha kiṃ vānyasya vadasva me
ພະອິນ ກ່າວວ່າ: "ໂອ ພະເຈົ້າ, ສາຍຟ້າຟາດນັ້ນຈະຖືກສ້າງຂຶ້ນຈາກກະດູກຂອງສິ່ງທີ່ມີຊີວິດຊະນິດໃດ? ຂອງຊ້າງ, ຂອງສັດສາຣະພາ (śarabha) ຫຼື ຂອງຜູ້ອື່ນ - ຈົ່ງບອກຂ້າພະເຈົ້າແດ່."
Indra (Śakra)
Listener: Viṣṇu
Scene: Indra, anxious yet reverent, asks Viṣṇu from whose bones the vajra should be fashioned—mentioning mighty creatures (elephant, śarabha) as possibilities.
FAQs
Right action seeks clarity: even a king of gods asks precise guidance before undertaking a grave deed.
No tīrtha is directly praised in this verse; it is part of the surrounding tīrtha-centered narration.
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