Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 17
एवं विवदमानेषु देवेषु च तदाऽब्रवीत् । ब्रह्महत्या त्वरायुक्ता देवेंद्रं वरयाम्यहम्
evaṃ vivadamāneṣu deveṣu ca tadā'bravīt | brahmahatyā tvarāyuktā deveṃdraṃ varayāmyaham
ครั้นเหล่าเทพยังโต้เถียงกันอยู่ดังนั้น พรหมหัตยาอันเร่งร้อนก็กล่าวว่า “เราขอเลือกเทเวนทระ (อินทร์) เป็นเป้าหมายของเรา”
Brahmahatyā (personified sin)
Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Brahmahatyā appears as a fierce, urgent, personified force—dark, swift, and intent—declaring Indra as her chosen target while devas argue in the background.
FAQs
Unresolved grave actions (mahāpātaka) are portrayed as inescapable forces that pursue the doer until purification is arranged.
No single site is named in this verse; it contributes to the Kedāra Khaṇḍa’s larger tīrtha-based purification framework.
Not stated here; the verse sets up the need for a remedy and distribution of the burden.