Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 55
कस्याश्चिज्ज्वलते वस्त्रं केशाः कस्याश्च भारत । ज्वलज्ज्वलनसङ्काशैर्हेमभाण्डैस्त्रसंहित च
kasyāścijjvalate vastraṃ keśāḥ kasyāśca bhārata | jvalajjvalanasaṅkāśairhemabhāṇḍaistrasaṃhita ca
हे भारत! कुणाचे वस्त्र जळत होते, कुणाचे केस; आणि काही जणी अग्नीप्रमाणे धगधगणाऱ्या सुवर्णभांड्यांनीही फार त्रस्त झाल्या।
Narrator addressing 'Bhārata' (listener not identified in snippet)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha sphere
Type: kshetra
Listener: Bhārata (vocative in verse)
Scene: Women in distress: one with garments aflame, another with hair burning; others recoil from blazing golden vessels that scorch like fire, creating a chaotic infernal-yet-worldly scene.
FAQs
It underscores how swiftly suffering can consume worldly security, urging dharmic vigilance and remembrance of the sacred amidst prosperity.
No particular tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it is part of the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative frame.
None.