Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 45
एवमुक्त्वाथ तेषां तं सहस्राक्षं भयातुरम् । दर्शयामास दक्षस्तु विनयावनतं स्थितम्
evamuktvātha teṣāṃ taṃ sahasrākṣaṃ bhayāturam | darśayāmāsa dakṣastu vinayāvanataṃ sthitam
یوں کہہ کر دکش نے اُنہیں وہ سہسرآکش (اِندر) دکھایا جو خوف سے مضطرب تھا اور عاجزی سے سر جھکائے وہاں کھڑا تھا۔
Narrator (contextual; not explicitly named in verse)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Dakṣa, after speaking, reveals Indra (Sahasrākṣa) standing aside, visibly shaken, hands lowered or joined, head bowed in humility before a group of brāhmaṇas/sages.
FAQs
Even the mighty must bow to dharma; humility and accountability enable reconciliation and the return of auspicious order.
No explicit tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
No ritual instruction; it narrates a moment of submission and restoration following ritual conflict.