Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 22
अथ मेरोः समासाद्य कंदरं विजनं हरिः । सव्रीडः सेवते नित्यं न जगाम निजां पुरीम्
atha meroḥ samāsādya kaṃdaraṃ vijanaṃ hariḥ | savrīḍaḥ sevate nityaṃ na jagāma nijāṃ purīm
Kemudian Hari (Indra), setelah sampai ke sebuah gua sunyi dan terpencil di Gunung Meru, tinggal di sana dengan rasa malu yang berterusan, dan tidak kembali ke kota baginda sendiri.
Narrator (Purāṇic storyteller)
Tirtha: Meru-guhā (as tapas-sthāna; implied)
Type: cave
Scene: Indra, stripped of confidence, enters a desolate cave on Meru; he sits in solitude, head bowed, ornaments dim, practicing silent penance; the vast mountain looms, emphasizing isolation.
FAQs
When dharma is violated, even the mighty seek concealment; shame is depicted as an inner sign prompting repentance and correction.
Mount Meru is referenced as a sacred cosmic geography; the verse does not present a bathing-place merit but situates the narrative in a holy landscape.
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