Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 58
ततश्च चेतनां प्राप्य कृच्छ्राच्चोत्थाय तत्क्षणात् । शिलायां ताडयामास निजांगानि शिरस्तथा
tataśca cetanāṃ prāpya kṛcchrāccotthāya tatkṣaṇāt | śilāyāṃ tāḍayāmāsa nijāṃgāni śirastathā
Puis, reprenant conscience et se levant avec peine à cet instant même, il frappa ses propres membres, ainsi que sa tête, contre un rocher.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Jāgeśvara
Type: kshetra
Scene: The disciple, newly conscious, staggers up and in anguish beats his limbs and head against a rock; companions recoil, and the temple/shrine stands in the background as a silent refuge.
FAQs
Uncontrolled sorrow leads to self-harm; Purāṇic stories often use such moments to redirect the mind toward devotion and dharma.
Contextually tied to the Jāgeśvara section, though the verse itself narrates the disciple’s reaction.
None; it is a narrative description of distress.