Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 5
तथैवासृक्प्रगृह्णाति गृह्णापयति चादरात् । तेषां पार्श्वैस्ततस्तूर्णं प्रेषयामास तत्र च
tathaivāsṛkpragṛhṇāti gṛhṇāpayati cādarāt | teṣāṃ pārśvaistatastūrṇaṃ preṣayāmāsa tatra ca
وعلى النحو نفسه جمع الدم، وأمر بجمعه بعناية وإجلال؛ ثم أسرعًا أرسلَه على أيدي من كانوا بقربه إلى هناك أيضًا.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Paitṛkī Gartā
Type: kund
Scene: Assistants respectfully collect and carry vessels toward the sacred pit; the mood shifts from battle to procedure—hands steady, faces composed, destination sanctified.
FAQs
Even within a severe narrative, the text highlights intentionality and ‘ādara’ (care), anticipating a transition from violence to ritualized expiation and ancestral duty.
The immediate destination is the ritual locus associated with the ancestral pit; the chapter’s tīrtha spotlight later centers on Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra.
Implied preparation for pitṛ rites—gathering and conveying materials to the designated ritual place.