Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 26
नीराजयंतस्त्वरिता भस्मीभूताश्च जज्ञिरे । एवमूचुस्तदा सर्वे जगर्ज्जुरतिभीषणम्
nīrājayaṃtastvaritā bhasmībhūtāśca jajñire | evamūcustadā sarve jagarjjuratibhīṣaṇam
খৰখেদাকৈ ঘূৰি ফুৰোঁতে তেওঁলোক ভস্মীভূত হৈ পৰিল। তেতিয়া তেওঁলোক সকলোৱে এইদৰে ক’লে আৰু অতি ভয়ংকৰ গৰ্জন কৰিলে।
Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa, per Māheśvarakhaṇḍa convention)
Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha
Type: kshetra
Scene: Frenzied beings whirl in rapid circling motions as if performing a distorted ārati; suddenly their forms collapse into ash clouds, after which a collective terrifying roar rises.
FAQs
External ritual without reverence and righteousness collapses; inner dharma is the true protection.
Not directly; the Kedāra-kṣetra frame surrounds the narration.
No prescription; the verse describes frantic movements and the consuming power of the sacrificial fire in the narrative.
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