Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 88
वह्निरुवाच । एतद्वः साधितं कृत्यं मया पूर्वं द्विजोत्तमाः । तस्माद्यास्ये निजं स्थानं भवद्भिः पारमापितः
vahniruvāca | etadvaḥ sādhitaṃ kṛtyaṃ mayā pūrvaṃ dvijottamāḥ | tasmādyāsye nijaṃ sthānaṃ bhavadbhiḥ pāramāpitaḥ
O Fogo falou: “Ó melhores entre os duas-vezes-nascidos, já realizei anteriormente esta tarefa por vós. Portanto, agora partirei para a minha própria morada, pois por vós foi ela levada à plena conclusão.”
Vahni (Agni, Fire)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brāhmaṇas (dwijottamāḥ)
Scene: A luminous personified Fire (Agni) rises or stands before brāhmaṇas, speaking with calm authority; flames form a halo, yet the scene remains reverent, indicating the rite’s successful completion.
FAQs
Divine forces assist dharma when invoked rightly; Agni acts as purifier and fulfiller of ritual duty.
A tīrtha in Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya where Agni’s presence and purification are central; the exact name is outside this excerpt.
Agni indicates the completion of an assigned rite/task; the surrounding passage frames a purity-rite connected to the tīrtha.