Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 18
इन्द्रद्युम्न उवाच । मदीयं सुकृतं ब्रह्मन्कथं भूमौ भवेदिति । किं कर्तव्यं मया नैतन्मम चेतसि तिष्ठति
indradyumna uvāca | madīyaṃ sukṛtaṃ brahmankathaṃ bhūmau bhavediti | kiṃ kartavyaṃ mayā naitanmama cetasi tiṣṭhati
इन्द्रद्युम्न म्हणाला— हे ब्रह्मन्! माझे सुकृत पृथ्वीवर कसे (नष्ट वा बदल) होईल? मी काय करावे? हे माझ्या चित्तात स्थिर होत नाही।
Indradyumna (identified by ‘Indradyumna uvāca’)
Listener: Audience of the Purāṇa (implied), with the internal listener Brahmā
Scene: King Indradyumna, troubled, addresses Brahmā with folded hands, asking how his accumulated merit could be altered on earth and what action is required.
FAQs
The Purāṇas encourage inquiry: understanding karma and time clarifies why one must keep renewing dharma rather than relying on past merit.
No tīrtha is named; the focus is philosophical—merit, mind, and karmic process.
None directly; Indradyumna asks for guidance on what action should be done.