Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 26
नरकाणामधोभागे स्थितः कालाग्निसंज्ञकः । तदधो हट्टकश्चैव अनंतस्तदधः स्मृतः
narakāṇāmadhobhāge sthitaḥ kālāgnisaṃjñakaḥ | tadadho haṭṭakaścaiva anaṃtastadadhaḥ smṛtaḥ
Di bahagian bawah, di bawah neraka-neraka, terletak suatu alam yang dinamai Kālāgni. Di bawahnya ialah Haṭṭaka, dan lebih bawah lagi dikenang sebagai Ananta.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: A vertical cross-section of the cosmos: above, labeled hells; below them a blazing stratum ‘Kālāgni’; beneath, darker metallic realm ‘Haṭṭaka’; below that, the vast coiled presence of ‘Ananta’.
FAQs
It maps purāṇic cosmic structure, underscoring the vastness and ordered hierarchy of realms shaped by karma.
None; this is cosmological description rather than tīrtha-māhātmya.
None in this verse.