Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 112
ततः प्रोवाच लोकेशं दीनः प्रणतकन्धरः । तवाहं किंकरो देव त्वयेंद्रत्वे नियोजितः
tataḥ provāca lokeśaṃ dīnaḥ praṇatakandharaḥ | tavāhaṃ kiṃkaro deva tvayeṃdratve niyojitaḥ
അപ്പോൾ അവൻ ദീനനായി, തലകുനിച്ച് ലോകേശ്വരനോട് പറഞ്ഞു—“ദേവാ! ഞാൻ നിന്റെ ദാസൻ; നീ തന്നെയാണ് എന്നെ ഇന്ദ്രപദത്തിൽ നിയോഗിച്ചത്.”
Indra (Śakra)
Scene: Indra, head bowed and shoulders lowered, addresses the Lokēśa; hands in añjali; the contrast between his diminished aura and the Lord’s steady radiance underscores surrender.
FAQs
Authority and power are duties granted by the divine order; when misused, humility and surrender are the first steps toward restoration.
Not specified; this is Indra’s supplication that precedes the tīrtha-based remedy.
None; it is a confession of dependence and divine appointment.