Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 26
कालीकरालिकाद्याश्च सप्तजिह्वाश्च याः स्मृताः । तासामाह्वानकं कृत्वा ततो दीप्ते हविर्भुजि
kālīkarālikādyāśca saptajihvāśca yāḥ smṛtāḥ | tāsāmāhvānakaṃ kṛtvā tato dīpte havirbhuji
അഗ്നിയുടെ ഏഴ് ജിഹ്വകൾ എന്നു സ്മരിക്കപ്പെടുന്നവ—കാളി, കരാളികാ മുതലായവ—അവയെ ആഹ്വാനിച്ച്, തുടർന്ന് ഹവിർഭുക്ക് അഗ്നി ദീപ്തമായി ജ്വലിച്ചപ്പോൾ…
Narrator (speaker not explicit in the snippet)
Scene: The fire is depicted with seven distinct flame-tongues, each with a slightly different hue and shape; the practitioner chants invocations, and the flames respond as if ‘listening’.
FAQs
Sacrifice is depicted as precise and cosmic: even Agni’s ‘tongues’ are invoked, emphasizing ordered ritual power.
The tīrtha context is broader in the chapter; this particular verse focuses on ritual invocation rather than naming the site.
Invocation (āhvāna) of Agni’s seven tongues (sapta-jihvā) before continuing offerings.