Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 48
मम पृष्ठिश्चिरं भूप त्वया दग्धाग्निनाऽपुरा । अहं ज्वलंतीमिव तां पश्याम्यद्यापि सत्रिणा
mama pṛṣṭhiściraṃ bhūpa tvayā dagdhāgninā'purā | ahaṃ jvalaṃtīmiva tāṃ paśyāmyadyāpi satriṇā
O König, vor langer Zeit hast du meinen Rücken mit Feuer verbrannt. Noch heute, während ich die Opferhandlungen vollziehe, sehe ich es, als stünde es immer noch in Flammen.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (contextual attribution within Māheśvara-khaṇḍa)
Listener: bhūpa/nṛpa (king)
Scene: A tortoise-form or afflicted being shows/recalls a burn scar on the back, speaking to the king; the scar is depicted as a glowing memory, contrasting with the calm of a ritual setting.
FAQs
Even when performed in a ritual context, harm leaves enduring impressions; dharma calls for non-injury and mindful rite.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse.
It references satra/yajña practice indirectly, but gives no explicit instruction—only the remembered consequence of fire.