Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 88
वह्निरुवाच । एतद्वः साधितं कृत्यं मया पूर्वं द्विजोत्तमाः । तस्माद्यास्ये निजं स्थानं भवद्भिः पारमापितः
vahniruvāca | etadvaḥ sādhitaṃ kṛtyaṃ mayā pūrvaṃ dvijottamāḥ | tasmādyāsye nijaṃ sthānaṃ bhavadbhiḥ pāramāpitaḥ
Api berkata: “Wahai para dvijottama, tugas ini telah lebih dahulu kuselesaikan bagi kalian. Maka kini aku akan kembali ke dhāma-ku sendiri, sebab oleh kalian hal ini telah dituntaskan.”
Vahni (Agni, Fire)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brāhmaṇas (dwijottamāḥ)
Scene: A luminous personified Fire (Agni) rises or stands before brāhmaṇas, speaking with calm authority; flames form a halo, yet the scene remains reverent, indicating the rite’s successful completion.
FAQs
Divine forces assist dharma when invoked rightly; Agni acts as purifier and fulfiller of ritual duty.
A tīrtha in Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya where Agni’s presence and purification are central; the exact name is outside this excerpt.
Agni indicates the completion of an assigned rite/task; the surrounding passage frames a purity-rite connected to the tīrtha.