Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 80
अग्निरूपेण तस्याश्च स ददाह महाश्रमम् । चकर्ष वायुरूपेण महोग्रेण च तां शुभाम् । एवं सिहवृकाद्याभिर्भीषिकाभिः पुनःपुनः
agnirūpeṇa tasyāśca sa dadāha mahāśramam | cakarṣa vāyurūpeṇa mahogreṇa ca tāṃ śubhām | evaṃ sihavṛkādyābhirbhīṣikābhiḥ punaḥpunaḥ
В облике огня он сжёг её великий ашрам; а в облике свирепого, яростного ветра потащил ту благую женщину. Так, снова и снова, устрашающими видениями—львами, волками и прочими—он пытался поколебать её решимость.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: A secluded forest hermitage engulfed by a controlled blaze; a cyclone-like wind-force dragging a composed ascetic woman; spectral lions and wolves emerging from smoke and shadow, circling as she remains unmoved in tapas-posture.
FAQs
Even when outer supports collapse, steadfast dharma and tapas remain intact; perseverance is praised.
No named tīrtha is provided; the focus is on the āśrama setting and the greatness of tapas.
No direct ritual is prescribed; the passage highlights endurance through repeated vighnas.