Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 58
ततश्च चेतनां प्राप्य कृच्छ्राच्चोत्थाय तत्क्षणात् । शिलायां ताडयामास निजांगानि शिरस्तथा
tataśca cetanāṃ prāpya kṛcchrāccotthāya tatkṣaṇāt | śilāyāṃ tāḍayāmāsa nijāṃgāni śirastathā
Kemudian, setelah sedar dan bangun dengan susah payah pada ketika itu juga, dia memukul anggota badannya sendiri—dan malah kepalanya—pada batu.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Jāgeśvara
Type: kshetra
Scene: The disciple, newly conscious, staggers up and in anguish beats his limbs and head against a rock; companions recoil, and the temple/shrine stands in the background as a silent refuge.
FAQs
Uncontrolled sorrow leads to self-harm; Purāṇic stories often use such moments to redirect the mind toward devotion and dharma.
Contextually tied to the Jāgeśvara section, though the verse itself narrates the disciple’s reaction.
None; it is a narrative description of distress.