Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 55
एवं तस्या विदित्वा स निश्चयं ब्राह्मणस्तदा । चितिं कृत्वा तु दाहार्थं तया सार्धे ततोऽविशत्
evaṃ tasyā viditvā sa niścayaṃ brāhmaṇastadā | citiṃ kṛtvā tu dāhārthaṃ tayā sārdhe tato'viśat
Mengetahui tekadnya demikian, sang Brahmana pun menyusun tumpukan kayu pembakaran (cita) untuk upacara kremasi, lalu masuk ke dalamnya bersama dia.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A Brahmin, having accepted his wife’s resolve, constructs a funeral pyre; the couple stands at its edge, the moment suspended between grief and vow-bound determination.
FAQs
Purāṇic tīrtha stories often escalate human resolve to reveal a higher divine correction or grace that redirects the devotee toward dharmic life.
The act occurs within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s mahākṣetra context; the place is portrayed as spiritually potent, drawing divine response.
Construction of a citi (pyre) is mentioned as a narrative act; it is not framed here as a recommended rite for pilgrims.