किं त्वं शक्र निरु त्साहस्तेजोद्युतिविवर्जितः । शरीरात्तव दुर्गन्धः कस्मादीदृक्प्रजायते
kiṃ tvaṃ śakra niru tsāhastejodyutivivarjitaḥ | śarīrāttava durgandhaḥ kasmādīdṛkprajāyate
اے شکر! اب تم بے ہمت کیوں ہو، تیز و تاب اور جلال سے محروم کیوں ہو؟ اور تمہارے جسم سے ایسی بدبو کیوں اٹھ رہی ہے؟
Diti (addressing Śakra/Indra)
Listener: Sages (frame implied)
Scene: Diti, attentive and probing, gestures toward Indra’s dimmed aura; Indra’s face is downcast, his usual brilliance muted, suggesting an unseen moral stain.
Loss of tejas (spiritual-luminous vitality) and even bodily distress are portrayed as effects that demand honest self-inquiry and dharmic accountability.
This verse occurs within the Tīrthamāhātmya of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa (Adhyāya 22); the immediate line is part of a dialogue framing the tīrtha narrative rather than naming the site directly in this verse.
None is stated in this verse; it focuses on diagnosis of a spiritual-moral condition.