Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 22
भूम्यधः सप्तपातालान्निर्दहंस्तारकैः सह । चचाराग्निः समन्तात्तु निर्दहन्वै युधिष्ठिर
bhūmyadhaḥ saptapātālānnirdahaṃstārakaiḥ saha | cacārāgniḥ samantāttu nirdahanvai yudhiṣṭhira
Unter der Erde, die sieben Pātālas samt den Sternen verbrennend, zog das Feuer ringsum in alle Richtungen—wahrlich, o Yudhiṣṭhira—und verzehrte alles.
Narrator (contextual; likely a Purāṇic narrator addressing Yudhiṣṭhira)
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: A roaming wall of fire encircles the cosmos, sweeping laterally and downward; stars dim as the blaze passes, while the narrator addresses Yudhiṣṭhira in the foreground.
FAQs
Cosmic dissolution spares nothing; the wise seek the imperishable—dharma and devotion—rather than relying on worldly stability.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
None.