Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 24
सर्वं तज्जवलितं दृष्ट्वा नग्नक्षपणकास्तदा । धृत्वा करेण पात्राणि नीत्वा दंडाञ्छुभानपि
sarvaṃ tajjavalitaṃ dṛṣṭvā nagnakṣapaṇakāstadā | dhṛtvā kareṇa pātrāṇi nītvā daṃḍāñchubhānapi
Als sie sahen, dass alles lichterloh brannte, eilten die nackten Asketen, die Kṣapaṇakas, davon, die Bettelschalen in der Hand und auch ihre Stäbe tragend.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; specific speaker not explicit in the snippet)
Scene: Naked ascetics clutching begging bowls and staffs, faces tense, moving quickly away from a blazing area; ash-smeared bodies, scattered belongings, orange firelight on their forms.
FAQs
When adharma triggers chaos, even those claiming renunciation become unsettled—true refuge lies in righteousness, not mere outer marks.
The verse remains within the Dharmāraṇya Māhātmya narrative setting; no new tīrtha is named.
None.