Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2
चकार विधिवद्धोमं स्वमांसेन हुताशने । मंत्रैराथर्वणै रौद्रैः कुण्डं कृत्वा त्रिकोणकम्
cakāra vidhivaddhomaṃ svamāṃsena hutāśane | maṃtrairātharvaṇai raudraiḥ kuṇḍaṃ kṛtvā trikoṇakam
তাত তেওঁ বিধি-মতে হোম সম্পন্ন কৰিলে; নিজৰ মাংসেই জ্বলন্ত হুতাশনত আহুতি দি অগ্নিক তৃপ্ত কৰিলে। ভয়ংকৰ আথৰ্বণীয় মন্ত্রেৰে ত্ৰিকোণ কুণ্ড নিৰ্মাণ কৰিলে।
Sūta (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Kelīśvarī (implied)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A solitary ascetic-priest (Śukra) performs a fierce homa at a triangular fire-pit, flames rising high; the atmosphere is charged with raudra mantras and tapas, hinting at an imminent devī-appearance.
FAQs
Austerity and exact ritual discipline are depicted as potent means for attaining divine response within a sacred kṣetra.
The rites occur in the Hāṭakeśvara kṣetra introduced in the preceding verse.
A vidhivat homa using Atharvaṇa-raudra mantras, performed in a triangular (trikoṇa) fire-pit.