Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 28
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा शक्रश्चिन्तितवानिदम् । योऽमुं निहन्ति पाप्मानं न तं पश्यामि कर्हिचित्
tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā śakraścintitavānidam | yo'muṃ nihanti pāpmānaṃ na taṃ paśyāmi karhicit
त्याचे वचन ऐकून शक्र मनात विचार करू लागला—या पापीला जो ठार करू शकेल, असा कोणी मला कधीच दिसत नाही.
Narrator (reporting Śakra’s inner thought)
Tirtha: Revā (contextual witness)
Type: river
Listener: Sages (frame); internal monologue of Śakra
Scene: Indra, after hearing Andhaka, inwardly reflects with dread: he sees no one capable of killing the sinful asura; the court’s splendor dims under fear.
FAQs
When dharmic strength wanes, even the gods feel helpless; the text prepares the ground for higher divine intervention beyond mere power.
None; it is a narrative moment of crisis in Svarga.
None.