Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 38
एतस्मिन्नंतरे तत्र मत्स्यकच्छपदर्दुराः । वह्निप्रतापनिर्दग्धा दृश्यंते शतशो मृताः
etasminnaṃtare tatra matsyakacchapadardurāḥ | vahnipratāpanirdagdhā dṛśyaṃte śataśo mṛtāḥ
Meanwhile, there were seen—by the hundreds—dead fishes, turtles, and frogs, burnt by the scorching heat of Fire.
Narrator (within Śuka’s recitation)
Tirtha: Unnamed jalāśaya/kuṇḍa in Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra
Type: kund
Scene: The pond’s surface is strewn with lifeless fish, turtles, and frogs; heat haze rises as Agni’s unseen presence scorches the waters, turning a sanctuary into a scene of mass death.
FAQs
Divine energies are overwhelming when approached improperly; the narrative warns of the intensity of sacred forces within a tīrtha landscape.
The jalāśaya within Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (as narrated in Nāgarakhaṇḍa, Adhyāya 90).
None; it is descriptive, highlighting the extraordinary potency of the site and the presence of Agni.
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