Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 27
स ज्ञात्वा तीर्थमाहात्म्यं परं पार्थिवसत्तमः । तत्र दारूणि चाहृत्य चितां कृत्वा ततो नृप । दानं दत्त्वा द्विजाग्रेभ्यः प्रविष्टो हव्यवाहनम्
sa jñātvā tīrthamāhātmyaṃ paraṃ pārthivasattamaḥ | tatra dārūṇi cāhṛtya citāṃ kṛtvā tato nṛpa | dānaṃ dattvā dvijāgrebhyaḥ praviṣṭo havyavāhanam
Setelah mengetahui kemuliaan tertinggi tīrtha itu, raja yang terbaik membawa kayu api ke sana dan membina unggun pembakaran (citā). Kemudian, wahai raja, setelah memberi dana kepada para Brāhmaṇa yang utama, baginda memasuki api korban Havyavāhana (Agni).
Sūta (deduced)
Tirtha: Raktabandha
Type: kund
Listener: King
Scene: At Raktabandha, the king gathers wood, builds a pyre, gives gifts to eminent brāhmaṇas, and enters the consecrated fire with resolve.
FAQs
Realizing a tīrtha’s greatness can culminate in radical renunciation—placing dharma, dāna, and liberation above royal life.
The Raktānubandha/Raktabandha tīrtha on Arbuda is the sacred setting whose māhātmya inspires the king’s final act.
Dāna to foremost Brāhmaṇas and a deliberate entry into fire (a form of final renunciation in Purāṇic narrative), framed by ritual preparation (citā).