Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 22
भूम्यधः सप्तपातालान्निर्दहंस्तारकैः सह । चचाराग्निः समन्तात्तु निर्दहन्वै युधिष्ठिर
bhūmyadhaḥ saptapātālānnirdahaṃstārakaiḥ saha | cacārāgniḥ samantāttu nirdahanvai yudhiṣṭhira
भूम्यधः सप्तपातालान् तारकैः सह निर्दहन् । समन्तादग्निरचरत् सर्वं निर्दहन् युधिष्ठिर
Narrator (contextual; likely a Purāṇic narrator addressing Yudhiṣṭhira)
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: A roaming wall of fire encircles the cosmos, sweeping laterally and downward; stars dim as the blaze passes, while the narrator addresses Yudhiṣṭhira in the foreground.
FAQs
Cosmic dissolution spares nothing; the wise seek the imperishable—dharma and devotion—rather than relying on worldly stability.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
None.
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