Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 26
कालीकरालिकाद्याश्च सप्तजिह्वाश्च याः स्मृताः । तासामाह्वानकं कृत्वा ततो दीप्ते हविर्भुजि
kālīkarālikādyāśca saptajihvāśca yāḥ smṛtāḥ | tāsāmāhvānakaṃ kṛtvā tato dīpte havirbhuji
अग्नीच्या ज्या सात जिह्वा स्मरणात आहेत—काली, करालिका इत्यादी—त्यांचे आवाहन करून, मग हविर्भुक अग्नी दीप्त झाला तेव्हा…
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.