Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 55
एवं तस्या विदित्वा स निश्चयं ब्राह्मणस्तदा । चितिं कृत्वा तु दाहार्थं तया सार्धे ततोऽविशत्
evaṃ tasyā viditvā sa niścayaṃ brāhmaṇastadā | citiṃ kṛtvā tu dāhārthaṃ tayā sārdhe tato'viśat
Setelah mengetahui tekadnya demikian, Brahmana itu pun membina unggun pembakaran (citi) untuk tujuan pembakaran, lalu masuk ke dalamnya bersama-sama dengannya.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A Brahmin, having accepted his wife’s resolve, constructs a funeral pyre; the couple stands at its edge, the moment suspended between grief and vow-bound determination.
FAQs
Purāṇic tīrtha stories often escalate human resolve to reveal a higher divine correction or grace that redirects the devotee toward dharmic life.
The act occurs within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s mahākṣetra context; the place is portrayed as spiritually potent, drawing divine response.
Construction of a citi (pyre) is mentioned as a narrative act; it is not framed here as a recommended rite for pilgrims.