Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8
यज्ञवेद्यां समागम्य वह्निधारणया तदा । प्राणायामपरा भूत्वा देहोत्सर्गं चकार सा
yajñavedyāṃ samāgamya vahnidhāraṇayā tadā | prāṇāyāmaparā bhūtvā dehotsargaṃ cakāra sā
Zum Opferaltar gekommen, trat sie damals—durch das Halten des inneren Feuers—in tiefes Prāṇāyāma ein und gab ihren Leib auf.
Narrative voice within Tīrthamāhātmya
Type: kshetra
Scene: Satī approaches the yajña-vedī; seated in yogic posture, she kindles inner fire through meditation, restrains breath, and relinquishes the body—flames suggested as both external and internal.
FAQs
The verse portrays yogic mastery and unwavering devotion—Satī transforms outrage at adharma into a decisive spiritual act.
No named tīrtha appears; the scene is the yajña-vedī (sacrificial altar), serving as a narrative pivot for later sacred-geography outcomes.
Prāṇāyāma and vahni-dhāraṇā are mentioned as yogic disciplines; they are described, not prescribed as a general rite.