Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 10
इन्द्र उवाच । यदि तुष्टोसि देवेश कृपासिंधो महेश्वर । ब्रह्महत्या हि मां देव उद्वेजयति नित्यशः
indra uvāca | yadi tuṣṭosi deveśa kṛpāsiṃdho maheśvara | brahmahatyā hi māṃ deva udvejayati nityaśaḥ
اندرا نے کہا: “اگر آپ مجھ سے راضی ہیں، اے دیوتاؤں کے ایشور! اے مہیشور، بحرِ کرم! تو جان لیجیے، اے خدا، کہ برہمن ہتیا (برہماہتیا) کا گناہ مجھے ہمیشہ بے چین رکھتا ہے۔”
Indra
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: Indra, troubled and humbled, speaks with folded hands; his face shows anxiety and remorse; Śiva listens with steady compassion in a forest-kshetra setting.
FAQs
Even the mighty are bound by karma; confession and seeking refuge in the Lord is the beginning of purification.
Dharmāraṇya, where Indra approaches Śiva for release from Brahmahatyā.
Not yet; the request sets up the later instruction connected to entering Dharmāraṇya and performing sacred bathing.