Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 41
नालब्ध संश्रयः शक्रो वक्तुमेतदिहार्हति । निमित्तानि च घोराणि संत्रासं जनयंति मे
nālabdha saṃśrayaḥ śakro vaktumetadihārhati | nimittāni ca ghorāṇi saṃtrāsaṃ janayaṃti me
‘ศักระ (อินทรา) เมื่อไร้ที่พึ่งแล้ว ย่อมไม่สมควรกล่าวเช่นนี้ ณ ที่นี่ และลางร้ายอันน่าสะพรึงกำลังก่อความหวาดหวั่นในใจเรา’
Daitya (implied by the continuing narrative of the Daitya’s thoughts; explicit speaker not marked)
Scene: The Daitya reflects: ‘Indra, without refuge, is unfit to speak so here’; dreadful omens arise, filling him with terror—an inward psychological scene with cosmic signs.
FAQs
When one is cut off from righteous refuge (saṃśraya), fear and ominous signs intensify—adharma destabilizes the mind.
No specific sacred geography is referenced in this verse.
None; the verse describes psychological fear and ominous signs.