Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 29
इन्द्र उवाच । अंधकेन हृतं राज्यं मम वीर्यात्सुरेश्वर । यज्ञभागैः समोपेतं हत्वाऽशु तत्प्रयच्छ मे
indra uvāca | aṃdhakena hṛtaṃ rājyaṃ mama vīryātsureśvara | yajñabhāgaiḥ samopetaṃ hatvā'śu tatprayaccha me
इंद्र म्हणाला—“हे सुरेश्वर! अंधकाने बलपूर्वक माझे राज्य हिरावून घेतले आहे. जो यज्ञभागांचा अपहरणकर्ता आहे, त्याला शीघ्र वध करून ते राज्य मला परत द्या.”
Indra (Śakra)
Scene: Indra, visibly agitated yet controlled, appeals to Śiva; imagery of a shadowy Andhaka usurping a throne and seizing sacrificial offerings can appear as a vignette behind Indra’s speech.
FAQs
When rightful order is seized by force, the dharmic remedy is sought through divine authority rather than mere retaliation.
No earthly tīrtha is named; the focus is on the restoration of svarga and yajña-order in a Purāṇic frame.
No direct prescription; ‘yajñabhāga’ indicates the theological principle that sacrificial offerings belong to the gods by dharma.