Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 5
तथैवासृक्प्रगृह्णाति गृह्णापयति चादरात् । तेषां पार्श्वैस्ततस्तूर्णं प्रेषयामास तत्र च
tathaivāsṛkpragṛhṇāti gṛhṇāpayati cādarāt | teṣāṃ pārśvaistatastūrṇaṃ preṣayāmāsa tatra ca
ដូចគ្នានោះដែរ ព្រះអង្គបានប្រមូលឈាម ហើយបញ្ជាឲ្យប្រមូលដោយក្តីគោរព; បន្ទាប់មក ដោយអ្នកនៅជិតខាង បានប្រញាប់នាំវាទៅទីនោះផងដែរ។
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)
FAQs
Even within a severe narrative, the text highlights intentionality and ‘ādara’ (care), anticipating a transition from violence to ritualized expiation and ancestral duty.
The immediate destination is the ritual locus associated with the ancestral pit; the chapter’s tīrtha spotlight later centers on Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra.
Implied preparation for pitṛ rites—gathering and conveying materials to the designated ritual place.