Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15
ततो दारूणि चाहृत्य चितिं कृत्वा नराधिप । आरुरोहाग्निसंदीप्तां चितिं सा पतिदुःखिता । तावदाकाशगां वाणीं शुश्राव च यशस्विनी
tato dārūṇi cāhṛtya citiṃ kṛtvā narādhipa | ārurohāgnisaṃdīptāṃ citiṃ sā patiduḥkhitā | tāvadākāśagāṃ vāṇīṃ śuśrāva ca yaśasvinī
Kemudian, wahai raja manusia, setelah membawa kayu bakar dan menyusun tumpukan pembakaran, ia—terbakar duka karena suaminya—naik ke atas tumpukan yang menyala oleh api. Saat itu juga, wanita termasyhur itu mendengar suara yang datang dari angkasa.
Sūta (deduced: Prabhāsakhaṇḍa narrative style)
Listener: narādhipa (king addressed)
Scene: A grieving woman gathers logs and mounts a blazing funeral pyre; flames rise as an unseen celestial voice is about to intervene from the sky.
FAQs
Grief can drive extreme acts, yet divine guidance (ākāśa-vāṇī) can intervene to redirect fate toward dharma.
No tīrtha is highlighted in this verse; it continues the aftermath narrative following the Arbuda episode.
A funeral pyre (citi) is described as an action in grief, not as a prescribed rite for the audience.