Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 5
अंबापि प्राप्य परमं गांगेयोत्थं पराभवम् । प्रविष्टा कोपरक्ताक्षी सुसमिद्धे हुताशने
aṃbāpi prāpya paramaṃ gāṃgeyotthaṃ parābhavam | praviṣṭā koparaktākṣī susamiddhe hutāśane
Ambā aussi, ayant subi une défaite totale causée par Gāṅgeya, entra dans le feu ardent, les yeux rougis par la colère.
Sūta
Listener: dvija-sattamāḥ
Scene: Ambā, eyes red with wrath, steps into a blazing sacrificial fire; flames rise high, casting stark light, while the air is heavy with tragedy and resolve.
FAQs
The verse portrays intense resolve and the transformative (and dangerous) power of passion when directed toward fate and retribution.
The episode is narrative background within the same Adhyāya 57 kṣetra account; the specific tīrtha name is not stated in this verse.
No prescriptive rite; it narrates Ambā’s entry into fire (self-immolation motif).