Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 32
ऋषय ऊचुः । ब्रह्महत्या कथं जाता देवेन्द्रस्य महात्मनः । कस्मिन्काले च सर्वं नो विस्तरात्सूत कीर्तय
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | brahmahatyā kathaṃ jātā devendrasya mahātmanaḥ | kasminkāle ca sarvaṃ no vistarātsūta kīrtaya
Para ṛṣi berkata: “Bagaimanakah dosa brahma-hatyā (membunuh brāhmaṇa) timbul pada Dewa-Indra yang berhati agung? Dan pada waktu bilakah ia terjadi? Wahai Sūta, ceritakanlah kepada kami semuanya dengan terperinci.”
Ṛṣis (sages)
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: A circle of sages respectfully addresses Sūta, asking for the full account of how Indra incurred brahmahatyā and when it happened; the scene is calm but charged with ethical gravity.
FAQs
Even exalted beings are accountable to dharma; understanding the origin of sin and the path of expiation is essential to spiritual life.
This is a framing inquiry within the Tīrthamāhātmya; the tīrtha is developed in the subsequent narration as the means/context of purification.
None directly; the sages request a detailed account that typically culminates in tīrtha-snāna, japa, or other expiatory acts.