Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 28
अथ तैर्वेष्टितस्तस्मिन्वंशस्तंबे हुताशनः । देवैर्दत्त्वा गजेंद्रस्य शापं पश्चाद्विनिर्गतः
atha tairveṣṭitastasminvaṃśastaṃbe hutāśanaḥ | devairdattvā gajeṃdrasya śāpaṃ paścādvinirgataḥ
Dann, als die Götter das Feuer dort in jenem Bambusbusch umzingelt hatten, trat es später hervor—nachdem es zuvor dem Elefantenherrn einen Fluch auferlegt hatte.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devas form a radiant ring around a bamboo thicket, containing Agni’s blaze within; Agni emerges with fierce brilliance and pronounces a curse upon the elephant.
FAQs
Actions done under pressure can still yield karmic consequences; the Purāṇic world emphasizes accountability even within crises.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it remains within the chapter’s sacred-geography framework.
None is stated in this verse.