Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 158
इति क्षित्वा ततोंत्राणि मांसमुकृत्त्य सर्वतः । तस्मिन्गर्ते करेणैव किरातः सहसाक्षिपत्
iti kṣitvā tatoṃtrāṇi māṃsamukṛttya sarvataḥ | tasmingarte kareṇaiva kirātaḥ sahasākṣipat
Dies sagend, riss er seine Eingeweide heraus und schnitt Fleisch von allen Seiten ab; dann warf der Kirāta es plötzlich mit eigener Hand in jene Grube.
Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa) describing the episode
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: In a harrowing act, the Kirāta tears out entrails and cuts flesh, then throws it into a pit—an image of ultimate offering, framed as a dramatic climax before purification and worship.
FAQs
The narrative uses extreme imagery to emphasize that devotion prioritizes God over the body and worldly fear.
Kedāra, where even the most intense devotion is met by Śiva’s compassion and manifestation.
None; it is a dramatic narrative passage, not a prescriptive ritual injunction.