Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 45
तेन चानीय दारूणि प्रज्वाल्य च हुताशनम् । प्रवेष्टुकामः स प्रोक्त इन्द्रद्युम्नो महीपतिः
tena cānīya dārūṇi prajvālya ca hutāśanam | praveṣṭukāmaḥ sa prokta indradyumno mahīpatiḥ
Entonces trajo leña, encendió el fuego, y se dijo que aquel rey—Indradyumna—deseaba entrar en él.
Narrator (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Indradyumna gathers logs and kindles a blazing fire near the sacred place, standing at its edge with a fixed gaze, poised to step in; attendants or onlookers may be alarmed in the background.
FAQs
Extreme despair can lead to harmful resolve; Purāṇic narratives often introduce timely intervention to redirect one toward dharma.
The broader episode is set around Naimiṣāraṇya, framing the moral crisis within a sacred geography.
No prescribed ritual; the lighting of fire here is narrative action, not a recommended rite.
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