Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 7
कूर्म उवाच । इन्द्रद्युम्नोऽयमवनीपतिः सत्रिजनाग्रणीः । कीर्तिलोपान्निरस्तोऽयं वेधसा नाकपृष्ठतः
kūrma uvāca | indradyumno'yamavanīpatiḥ satrijanāgraṇīḥ | kīrtilopānnirasto'yaṃ vedhasā nākapṛṣṭhataḥ
Wika ng Pagong: “Ito si Haring Indradyumna, ang pinuno ng lupain at pangunahing tagapanguna sa mga tao. Dahil humina ang kanyang katanyagan, ibinagsak siya ng Lumikha, si Brahmā (Vedhas), mula sa tuktok ng langit.”
Kūrma
Listener: assembly/host (implied) and the addressed interlocutor within the narrative
Scene: Kūrma (the Tortoise sage/being) identifies King Indradyumna and narrates his fall from heaven due to diminished fame; the king appears humbled, earthbound, seeking remedy.
FAQs
Even heavenly status is unstable when merit and righteous renown decline; dharma must be renewed to regain upliftment.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it introduces Indradyumna’s condition and the cause of his fall.
No explicit rite is stated; the verse sets up the need for restoration of merit (often through tapas, tīrtha, or dharmic acts in the larger narrative).