Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 37
सर्वं किंशुकपर्णाभं प्रज्वलच्चैव दृश्यते । गृहाद्गृहं तदा गन्तुं नैव धूमेन शक्यते
sarvaṃ kiṃśukaparṇābhaṃ prajvalaccaiva dṛśyate | gṛhādgṛhaṃ tadā gantuṃ naiva dhūmena śakyate
ทุกสิ่งแลดูลุกไหม้ แดงดุจใบไม้แห่งต้นกิṃศุกะ; ครั้นนั้นเพราะควันหนาทึบ จึงแม้จะไปจากเรือนหนึ่งสู่อีกเรือนหนึ่งก็ทำมิได้
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced: Āvantya-khaṇḍa narrative style)
Scene: A city turned uniformly crimson like kiṃśuka blossoms; thick smoke forms walls between houses; silhouettes of people grope and stumble, unable to see paths.
FAQs
When destruction born of adharma ripens, confusion and helplessness spread; only refuge in the divine can transcend such suffocation.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it is part of the Tripura-dāha narration within the Revā-khaṇḍa.
None.