Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 65
दग्धोसावग्निना सौरे श्वभिश्च कवलीकृतः । शृंगिभिः परितः प्रोतो विषाणाग्रैरसौ बहु
dagdhosāvagninā saure śvabhiśca kavalīkṛtaḥ | śṛṃgibhiḥ paritaḥ proto viṣāṇāgrairasau bahu
Il fut brûlé par un feu farouche, déchiré et dévoré par des chiens, et, de toutes parts, maintes fois transpercé par des bêtes cornues aux pointes de leurs cornes.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A stark vision: the sinner engulfed by fierce fire, attacked by dogs, and gored by horned beasts—an allegorical panorama of karmic torment.
FAQs
It portrays the harsh fruition of sustained adharma, using vivid suffering imagery to warn against vice.
No particular tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it serves the broader Kāśīkhaṇḍa didactic narrative.
None; the verse describes karmic retribution rather than a practice.