Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33
रक्तशृंगो गिरिः कोऽयं संक्षिप्तस्तत्र तेन यः । मानुषाणां भयं तस्य कतमस्य शचीपतेः
raktaśṛṃgo giriḥ ko'yaṃ saṃkṣiptastatra tena yaḥ | mānuṣāṇāṃ bhayaṃ tasya katamasya śacīpateḥ
«ما هذا الجبل المسمّى رَكْتَشْرِنْغا الذي أُلقي هناك بيده؟ ولماذا قُذف في ذلك الموضع؟ ومن أيّ فعلٍ لسيّد شَتشي (إندرا) نشأ الخوف بين البشر؟»
Ṛṣis (sages)
Tirtha: Raktśṛṅga
Type: peak
Listener: Sūta
Scene: The sages press for identification of Raktśṛṅga and the reason Indra cast it there, asking which act of Indra caused fear among humans; the storyteller’s circle tightens with suspense.
FAQs
Sacred landscapes in Purāṇas are tied to moral causality—events, fears, and protections arise from past deeds and divine actions.
The verse points to a locality associated with the Raktśṛṅga mountain and a cavern, setting up the tīrtha’s mythic origin story.
None; it is an inquiry that prepares for the tīrtha’s māhātmya and any ensuing prescriptions.