Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 41
अथ सा तं समासाद्य शूलं रात्रौ पतिव्रता । निजगात्रेण भारार्त्ता गच्छमाना महासती
atha sā taṃ samāsādya śūlaṃ rātrau pativratā | nijagātreṇa bhārārttā gacchamānā mahāsatī
Kemudian wanita suci yang agung itu, seorang isteri setia (pativrata), berjalan pada waktu malam, menderita kerana beban pada tubuhnya sendiri, lalu sampai kepada pancang itu.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Mahātmya-style narration)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (Māṇḍavya-śūla-sthāna)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrimage audience (not specified)
Scene: At night, the great chaste woman, bent under her load, suddenly sees the stake and approaches; the impaled sage stands in pain, and the scene holds a charged stillness before action or dialogue.
FAQs
Even unintended encounters on pilgrimage can become spiritually decisive, revealing hidden intersections of karma.
Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra remains the implied sacred setting for the unfolding event.
None; the emphasis is narrative—night travel and burden-bearing as part of dhārmic steadfastness.