Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 182
स्कंद उवाच । किमिंद्रः सर्वलोकानां करोतीह सुरोत्तमाः । कथं देवगणांश्चैव पाति नित्यं सुरेश्वरः
skaṃda uvāca | kimiṃdraḥ sarvalokānāṃ karotīha surottamāḥ | kathaṃ devagaṇāṃścaiva pāti nityaṃ sureśvaraḥ
斯甘达说道：“噢诸天中最胜者，因陀罗在此究竟为一切世界成就了什么？又那天众之主如何恒常护持诸天之众？”
Skanda
Listener: Deva-gaṇa (the gods)
Scene: Skanda (as speaker) turns toward the assembled devas, hand raised in a calm questioning gesture; devas attentive, the atmosphere shifts from acclamation to instruction.
FAQs
Rightful authority is measured by protection and welfare of all beings, not by mere status.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; the focus is on Indra’s cosmic duty within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa narrative.
None in this verse; it is a doctrinal question about divine governance and protection.