Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 69
इन्द्र उवाच । कृष्ण जानासि त्वं चापि यश्च मेऽत्र पराभवः । क्रियते दानवेन्द्रेण वृकेण सुदुरात्मना
indra uvāca | kṛṣṇa jānāsi tvaṃ cāpi yaśca me'tra parābhavaḥ | kriyate dānavendreṇa vṛkeṇa sudurātmanā
ഇന്ദ്രൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ കൃഷ്ണാ, ഇവിടെ എനിക്കുണ്ടാകുന്ന പരാഭവവും അപമാനവും നീയും അറിയുന്നു; അത് ദാനവേന്ദ്രനായ ദുരാത്മാവ് വൃകൻ വരുത്തുന്നതാണ്।
Indra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Kṛṣṇa/Viṣṇu
Scene: Indra, crown slightly askew, speaks with visible distress to Kṛṣṇa/Viṣṇu; behind him, a shadowy figure of Vṛka (asura king) looms, suggesting oppression and recurring defeat.
FAQs
Even the mighty seek refuge in the Supreme when unrighteous forces cause decline; humility precedes divine help.
This verse is part of a narrative dialogue; no particular tīrtha is named within the shloka.
No new ritual is prescribed here; Indra begins stating the problem for which he seeks a boon.