Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 107
अर्धेन प्रस्थितादूर्ध्वं तस्य ज्वाला दिवं गताः । हाहाकारो महांस्तत्र ऋषिसङ्घैरुदीरितः
ardhena prasthitādūrdhvaṃ tasya jvālā divaṃ gatāḥ | hāhākāro mahāṃstatra ṛṣisaṅghairudīritaḥ
Apabila separuh daripadanya melonjak ke atas, nyala apinya naik hingga ke langit. Di sana, himpunan para resi melaungkan ratapan besar: “Aduhai!”
Mārkaṇḍeya (narration)
Listener: Bhārata
Scene: A blazing mass splits; half surges upward with flames licking the sky, while below, clustered rishis raise their arms and cry ‘hā hā’ in collective lament.
FAQs
Even sages respond with awe to cosmic imbalance; divine acts reshape worlds and call for reverence and restraint.
Not directly; it describes the cosmic trajectory of the flames that later settle into identifiable sacred locations.
None; it is descriptive of an extraordinary event.