Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 93
अप्यहासीदितोलोकाज्जगाम च सुरालयम् । भवत्विह हि का हानिरस्माकं ज्वलने गतै
apyahāsīditolokājjagāma ca surālayam | bhavatviha hi kā hānirasmākaṃ jvalane gatai
നിശ്ചയമായും അദ്ദേഹം ഈ ലോകം വിട്ട് ദേവാലയത്തിലേക്കു പോയിരിക്കുന്നു. “അങ്ങനെ തന്നെയാകട്ടെ; ഞങ്ങൾ അഗ്നിയിൽ പ്രവേശിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു—ഇവിടെ ഞങ്ങൾക്ക് എന്ത് നഷ്ടം?”
Narrator quoting/voicing the thought associated with the situation (contextual; likely the king’s inference or the implied stance of those affected)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis (frame typical)
Scene: A group speaks with grim resolve as a luminous fire becomes a gateway; above, a faint celestial path suggests ascent to the gods’ abode; the king’s presence may be off-scene as the focus is on the speakers’ vow-like acceptance.
FAQs
Purāṇic narration frames worldly loss against divine destiny; entry into fire and ascent to higher realms is portrayed as not ultimately ruinous.
Kāśī is the broader sacred context; this verse speaks of surālaya (heaven) rather than a named Kāśī tīrtha.
None; it is a narrative/theological reflection on fate, fire, and heavenly ascent.