Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 32
ततस्त्यक्ष्याम्यहं देहं भक्षयित्वा महद्विषम् । खंडयिष्याम्यहं जिह्वां प्रवेक्ष्यामि च वा जलम्
tatastyakṣyāmyahaṃ dehaṃ bhakṣayitvā mahadviṣam | khaṃḍayiṣyāmyahaṃ jihvāṃ pravekṣyāmi ca vā jalam
จากนั้น ข้าจะละทิ้งร่างกายนี้ด้วยการกลืนกินยาพิษร้ายแรง ข้าจะตัดลิ้นของข้า หรือมิฉะนั้นข้าจะลงไปในน้ำ
Unspecified (a female character within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa narrative)
Type: river/ghat (implied by ‘entering water’)
Scene: A dramatic declaration: the speaker lists three extreme exits—swallowing deadly poison, cutting off the tongue, or entering the water—underscoring unbearable pressure and unwavering determination.
FAQs
It portrays the extremity of remorse and fear of adharma, setting up a later dharmic resolution rather than endorsing self-harm.
This verse sits within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya framework; the exact tīrtha name is not stated in this snippet.
None directly; it is a narrative vow/threat, not a prescribed rite like snāna, dāna, or japa.