Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 70
ज्वालाकलापबहुलः प्रज्वलत्येव पावकः । एवं दृष्ट्वा ततो बाणो दह्यमान उवाच ह
jvālākalāpabahulaḥ prajvalatyeva pāvakaḥ | evaṃ dṛṣṭvā tato bāṇo dahyamāna uvāca ha
ไฟซึ่งหนาแน่นด้วยกลุ่มเปลวเพลิง ก็ลุกโชนรุนแรงยิ่งนัก ครั้นเห็นดังนั้นแล้ว บาณะผู้กำลังถูกเผา จึงกล่าวขึ้น
Narrator (introducing Bāṇa’s speech)
Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (episode locus)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Bhārata
Scene: A roaring fire with dense tongues of flame; Bāṇa stands within/near the blaze, body scorched yet conscious, turning to speak; onlookers recoil; river glints in the background as contrast to fire.
FAQs
Crisis becomes the moment of awakening—suffering forces the powerful to confront consequence and seek a response.
Not explicit in this verse; it advances the Revā Khaṇḍa storyline set in the Narmadā sacred region.
None.