Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 32
प्रार्थितोऽयं मया राजा सुतां दातुं न चेच्छति । तेन नष्टोऽग्निशरणादहं भो द्विजसत्तमाः
prārthito'yaṃ mayā rājā sutāṃ dātuṃ na cecchati | tena naṣṭo'gniśaraṇādahaṃ bho dvijasattamāḥ
“Aku telah memohon kepada raja ini agar menyerahkan putrinya, namun ia tidak berkenan. Karena itu, wahai brāhmaṇa utama, aku menarik diri dari perlindungan api suci dan lenyap.”
Agni (Hutabhuk)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha context (unspecified)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brāhmaṇas
Scene: Agni’s dream-speech continues: a radiant fire-deity explains he asked the king for his daughter; upon refusal, he ‘vanished’ from the sacred-fire refuge—flames dimming or withdrawing into embers as brāhmaṇas listen.
FAQs
Ritual success is intertwined with dharma in relationships and promises; unresolved adharma can cause sacred power to ‘withdraw’ even from a yajña.
No specific tīrtha is praised in this verse; it is part of the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative explaining a ritual crisis.
The implied remedy is to resolve the dharmic cause behind the ritual obstruction (here, the king’s refusal), restoring harmony so Agni may return.