Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 68
इंद्र उवाच । न शक्नोमि च तं दैत्यं वीक्षितुं च कथंचन । तेजसा सर्वतो व्याप्तं तत्कथं सूदयाम्यहम्
iṃdra uvāca | na śaknomi ca taṃ daityaṃ vīkṣituṃ ca kathaṃcana | tejasā sarvato vyāptaṃ tatkathaṃ sūdayāmyaham
อินทรากล่าวว่า: “เรามิอาจแม้แต่จะเพ่งมองไทตยะผู้นั้นได้เลย เขาถูกห้อมล้อมด้วยเดชเพลิงสว่างไสวทุกทิศ แล้วเราจะประหารเขาได้อย่างไร?”
Indra (Śakra, Purandara)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Indra, shaken, shields his eyes, speaking in despair and awe; Vṛtra appears as a blazing, almost unseeable form filling the space with light.
FAQs
When confronted by overwhelming power, humility and seeking wise counsel become the dhārmic path.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it is part of the narrative leading toward a sacred-location teaching.
None; Indra expresses incapacity and seeks guidance.