Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 20
एवं पुनःपुनस्तत्र कृत्वा कृत्वा प्रदक्षिणाम् । द्वारदेशे समासीनं निजघ्नुर्निशितैः शरैः
evaṃ punaḥpunastatra kṛtvā kṛtvā pradakṣiṇām | dvāradeśe samāsīnaṃ nijaghnurniśitaiḥ śaraiḥ
இவ்வாறு அங்கே மீண்டும் மீண்டும் பிரதட்சிணம் செய்து, அவன் வாசலருகே அமர்ந்தபோது அவர்கள் கூரிய அம்புகளால் அவனைத் தாக்கினர்।
Rājā (narrating to the Queen)
Type: ghat
Scene: Near the temple doorway, the figure sits exhausted after many circumambulations; from the side, archers release sharp arrows; the temple lamps and doorway frame the tragic moment.
FAQs
Repeated contact with sacred space does not automatically purify if one remains bound to lower impulses; actions still bear consequences.
The narrative centers on a Śiva temple entrance; the tīrtha is not named in this verse.
Pradakṣiṇā of the shrine is referenced as the repeated act.