Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 29
अग्निप्रवेशं ये कुर्युर्दृढसत्त्वा जितेंद्रियाः । स्त्रियो वा सत्त्वसंपन्नास्ते सर्वे अग्नितेजसः
agnipraveśaṃ ye kuryurdṛḍhasattvā jiteṃdriyāḥ | striyo vā sattvasaṃpannāste sarve agnitejasaḥ
जे दृढसत्त्व व जितेंद्रिय होऊन अग्निप्रवेश करतात, तसेच सत्त्वसम्पन्न स्त्रियाही—ते सर्वजण अग्नीच्या तेजाने दीप्त होतात.
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).