Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2
चकार विधिवद्धोमं स्वमांसेन हुताशने । मंत्रैराथर्वणै रौद्रैः कुण्डं कृत्वा त्रिकोणकम्
cakāra vidhivaddhomaṃ svamāṃsena hutāśane | maṃtrairātharvaṇai raudraiḥ kuṇḍaṃ kṛtvā trikoṇakam
तत्र स विधिवद्धोमं चकार, स्वमांसेन हुताशनं जुहोति स्म; रौद्रैराथर्वणमन्त्रैः त्रिकोणकुण्डं कृत्वा।
Sūta (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Kelīśvarī (implied)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A solitary ascetic-priest (Śukra) performs a fierce homa at a triangular fire-pit, flames rising high; the atmosphere is charged with raudra mantras and tapas, hinting at an imminent devī-appearance.
FAQs
Austerity and exact ritual discipline are depicted as potent means for attaining divine response within a sacred kṣetra.
The rites occur in the Hāṭakeśvara kṣetra introduced in the preceding verse.
A vidhivat homa using Atharvaṇa-raudra mantras, performed in a triangular (trikoṇa) fire-pit.