Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 39
अब्रवीद्वायुसूनुस्तं बद्धो ब्रह्मास्त्रसंयुतः । वह्निना पुच्छयुक्तेन लंकाया दहनं कृतम्
abravīdvāyusūnustaṃ baddho brahmāstrasaṃyutaḥ | vahninā pucchayuktena laṃkāyā dahanaṃ kṛtam
Vom Brahmāstra gebunden, sprach der Sohn des Vāyu zu ihm. Dann, als Feuer an seinen Schweif gebunden wurde, vollzog sich die Verbrennung Laṅkās.
Purāṇic narrator (contextual; likely Sūta-style narration within Brahmakhaṇḍa)
Scene: Hanumān, still bound, speaks with fearless clarity; his tail blazes as he leaps across rooftops, setting Laṅkā aflame—firelight reflecting on the ocean and palace towers.
FAQs
Adharma that humiliates the righteous returns as self-destruction; divine service transforms even bondage into a means of justice.
Laṅkā is the place named, presented as the arena of adharma’s downfall rather than a tīrtha of merit.
No ritual instruction appears; it is an episode of consequence and retribution.