Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 78
ज्वालाकीले महाघोरे नरकेऽमुं नि पातय । यो वह्निना दाहयति परक्षेत्रं परालयम्
jvālākīle mahāghore narake'muṃ ni pātaya | yo vahninā dāhayati parakṣetraṃ parālayam
ఇతరుల పొలాన్ని మరియు ఇతరుల ఇంటిని నిప్పుతో కాల్చేవాడిని, మహా భయంకరమైన 'జ్వాలాకీల' అనే నరకంలో పడవేయండి.
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa, Skanda → Agastya dialogue context)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A blazing infernal pit labeled Jvālākīla: iron stakes or fiery spikes amid roaring flames; yamadūtas push the arsonist toward the burning spikes; silhouettes of fields/huts in the background as symbolic memory.
FAQs
Deliberately destroying others’ livelihood and shelter by fire is a heavy sin that ripens into intense suffering.
Kāśī is the overarching sacred context; the verse itself focuses on dharma-education rather than a single tirtha’s praise.
No explicit rite is given; the passage functions as deterrence grounded in karma-phala.