Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 29
नास्ति रक्षाप्रदः कश्चित्स्वर्गलोकस्य दुःखिनः । भयत्रस्तो ददावन्यद्वादित्राद्यप्सरोगणैः
nāsti rakṣāpradaḥ kaścitsvargalokasya duḥkhinaḥ | bhayatrasto dadāvanyadvāditrādyapsarogaṇaiḥ
«Para o Svarga sofredor não há quem conceda proteção.» Assim, tomado pelo medo, ofereceu ainda outras dádivas—instrumentos musicais e semelhantes—junto com companhias de Apsaras.
Narrator (describing Indra’s actions)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)
Type: river
Listener: nṛpa (king)
Scene: A fearful celestial court where gifts are offered—apsarases and musical instruments presented as appeasement; the mood is tense beneath splendor.
FAQs
Protection (rakṣā) is ultimately rooted in dharma and divine grace; fear-driven concessions cannot restore true order.
None; the verse concerns Svargaloka’s distress.
None.