Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9
प्रवर्ग्ये जायमाने च तत्राश्चर्यमभून्महत् । जाल्मरूपधरः कश्चिद्दिग्वासा विकृताननः
pravargye jāyamāne ca tatrāścaryamabhūnmahat | jālmarūpadharaḥ kaściddigvāsā vikṛtānanaḥ
Tatkala upacara pravargya sedang dijalankan, berlakulah suatu keajaiban besar di sana: muncul seseorang dalam rupa seorang durjana—telanjang menghadap segala arah, dengan wajah yang herot.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Nāgara Khaṇḍa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: At the height of the pravargya rite, a startling naked wanderer with a distorted face suddenly appears at the edge of the sacrificial space, disrupting the ordered ritual geometry.
FAQs
Sacred rites may be tested by sudden disturbances; discernment and steadfastness protect dharma.
The line is set within a Tīrthamāhātmya narrative frame, but it does not itself identify a named tīrtha.
The pravargya rite is referenced as the ongoing sacrificial procedure during which the event occurs.