Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 28
अग्नये स्विष्टकृतैति यावदात्मानमाक्षिपेत् । तावद्धृतः स सूर्येण स्वहस्तेन समंततः
agnaye sviṣṭakṛtaiti yāvadātmānamākṣipet | tāvaddhṛtaḥ sa sūryeṇa svahastena samaṃtataḥ
Semasa dia hendak mencampakkan dirinya (ke dalam api), sambil berkata 'Kepada Agni Sviṣṭakṛt (Svāhā),' pada ketika itu juga dia ditahan dari semua sisi oleh Sūrya dengan tangannya sendiri.
Narrator (speaker not explicit in the snippet)
Scene: A brāhmaṇa at the edge of a blazing sacrificial fire raises himself to leap in; at the instant, radiant Sūrya manifests and physically restrains him with outstretched hands, light forming a protective circle around the altar.
FAQs
Divinity safeguards dharma: even intense zeal is checked by a higher cosmic order when it turns into reckless extremity.
This verse highlights divine intervention within the Tīrthamāhātmya story; the site name is not present in the verse.
The concluding propitiatory offering addressed to ‘Agni Sviṣṭakṛt’ is referenced.