Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 29
अग्निप्रवेशं ये कुर्युर्दृढसत्त्वा जितेंद्रियाः । स्त्रियो वा सत्त्वसंपन्नास्ते सर्वे अग्नितेजसः
agnipraveśaṃ ye kuryurdṛḍhasattvā jiteṃdriyāḥ | striyo vā sattvasaṃpannāste sarve agnitejasaḥ
ദൃഢസത്ത്വരും ഇന്ദ്രിയജയികളും ആയി അഗ്നിപ്രവേശം ചെയ്യുന്നവർ, അതുപോലെ ധൈര്യസമ്പന്നയായ സ്ത്രീകളും—അവർ എല്ലാവരും അഗ്നിതേജസ്സാൽ ദീപ്തരാകുന്നു.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Scene: Austere men and women, calm-faced and self-controlled, stand before a blazing sacrificial fire; the flames rise like a golden pillar, and their bodies are haloed with Agni’s radiance rather than harmed.
FAQs
Steadfast self-mastery and fearlessness aligned with sacred intent are praised as leading to Agni-like spiritual radiance.
The broader context is Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, where Agni-related merit is celebrated.
Agni-praveśa (entering fire) is mentioned as an act associated with attaining Agni’s tejas (radiance).