Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 37
पूरयित्वा महाकुम्भाञ्छबरेभ्यो ददौ ततः । म्लेच्छेभ्यो लुब्धकेभ्यश्च ततः प्रोवाच सादरम्
pūrayitvā mahākumbhāñchabarebhyo dadau tataḥ | mlecchebhyo lubdhakebhyaśca tataḥ provāca sādaram
பெருங்குடங்களை நிரப்பி அவன் அவற்றை சபரர்களுக்கு அளித்தான்; பின்னர் ம்லேச்சர்களுக்கும் லுப்தகர்களுக்கும் (வேட்டையாடிகளுக்கும்) கொடுத்து, அதன் பின் அவர்களிடம் மரியாதையுடன் பேசினான்।
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; likely Sūta continuing the account)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Large jars filled with blood are handed over to Śabaras, Mlecchas, and hunters; the rishi addresses them with measured respect, turning them into carriers of a ritual mission.
FAQs
Even severe events are redirected into a tīrtha-centered duty; the narrative frames communities as participants in carrying out a sacred command.
The instructions that follow explicitly point to Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra and a pit prepared for pitṛ-tarpaṇa.
Filling jars and handing them to groups tasked with transporting and depositing the contents as instructed.