Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 25
कस्यचित्त्वथ कालस्य भगवान्पाकशासनः । ब्रह्महत्यासमोपेतो निस्तेजाः समपद्यत
kasyacittvatha kālasya bhagavānpākaśāsanaḥ | brahmahatyāsamopeto nistejāḥ samapadyata
ஒரு காலத்தில் பகவான் பாகசாசனன் (இந்திரன்) பிரம்மஹத்தி பாவத்தால் பீடிக்கப்பட்டு ஒளி இழந்தான்.
Skanda (deduced; Purāṇic narrative transition into Indra’s expiation)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara (destination implied)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Indra, once radiant, appears dimmed and burdened, his crown and vajra subdued; the atmosphere suggests moral weight and impending pilgrimage toward an underworld Śiva-liṅga.
FAQs
Even great gods are bound by dharma: sin diminishes tejas, and purification requires rightful expiation.
The narrative is moving toward the Hāṭakeśvara tīrtha/liṅga as the locus of purification.
Not yet; the verse introduces the condition (brahmahatyā and loss of tejas) that will be cured by darśana/worship.