Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 5
स्वयमेवाग्रतो गत्वा भक्षयामास तं द्विजम् । कुटुम्बेन समायुक्तं येन पुत्रो निपातितः
svayamevāgrato gatvā bhakṣayāmāsa taṃ dvijam | kuṭumbena samāyuktaṃ yena putro nipātitaḥ
Dengan sendiri melangkah ke hadapan, baginda menelan brahmin itu bersama seluruh isi rumahnya—dialah yang telah menjatuhkan puteranya.
Sūta
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: The fierce woman/Devī-figure advances and devours the offending brahmin along with his household, an intense scene of retribution tied to the death of her son.
FAQs
The passage underscores the destructive force of wrath and grief within Purāṇic storytelling, setting the stage for later sanctification and protective worship.
It remains within the Ambarevatī māhātmya context of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s local sacred landscape.
None; this is narrative causation leading toward the tīrtha/deity’s later worship significance.