Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 70
त्वष्ट्रा हि जनितो यो वै वृत्रो नामैष दैत्यराट् । कथं तं घातयाम्येवं सततं पापभीरुणा । शक्रेणोक्तं निशम्याथ ब्रह्मा वाक्यमुवाच ह
tvaṣṭrā hi janito yo vai vṛtro nāmaiṣa daityarāṭ | kathaṃ taṃ ghātayāmyevaṃ satataṃ pāpabhīruṇā | śakreṇoktaṃ niśamyātha brahmā vākyamuvāca ha
วฤตระผู้นี้—ราชาแห่งพวกทานวะ—กำเนิดจากทวษฏฤแท้จริง เราผู้หวาดหวั่นต่อบาปอยู่เสมอ จะฆ่าเขาได้อย่างไร? ครั้นได้ยินวาจาของศักระแล้ว พระพรหมจึงกล่าวตอบ
Śakra (Indra), then narration shifts to Brahmā
Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis (typical frame; not explicit)
Scene: Indra, troubled and hesitant, speaks of Vṛtra’s birth from Tvaṣṭṛ and his own fear of sin; Brahmā sits poised to answer, embodying calm jurisprudence of dharma.
FAQs
Even righteous aims create dharma-dilemmas; guidance from higher wisdom (Brahmā) is sought to act without adharma.
The Kedāra section frames the teaching, but this verse focuses on the Vṛtra episode rather than a site-description.
None directly; it introduces Brahmā’s forthcoming dharma-instruction.