Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14
चितिं कृत्वा समं तेन ज्वालयामास पावकम् । अथ ते मुनयो दृष्ट्वा तथाशीलां शुभांगनाम्
citiṃ kṛtvā samaṃ tena jvālayāmāsa pāvakam | atha te munayo dṛṣṭvā tathāśīlāṃ śubhāṃganām
त्याच्याइतकीच चिता रचून तिने अग्नी प्रज्वलित केला. तेव्हा त्या मुनिंनी अशी दृढशील, शुभांगिनी स्त्री पाहून काळजीने तिच्याकडे पाहिले.
Narrator (Purāṇic storyteller)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: nṛpottama (best of kings)
Scene: A woman builds a pyre matching her husband’s and lights it; a circle of matted-haired sages watch with alarm and compassion in a coastal sacred landscape.
FAQs
Extreme acts born of devotion invite dharma-guidance; sages serve as moral interpreters within Purāṇic stories.
The episode continues at the Arbuda Khaṇḍa sacred water-site, where the miracle and ensuing crisis unfold.
Construction of a citi (pyre) and kindling of fire—depicted narratively rather than prescribed as a universal rite.