Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 65
दग्धोसावग्निना सौरे श्वभिश्च कवलीकृतः । शृंगिभिः परितः प्रोतो विषाणाग्रैरसौ बहु
dagdhosāvagninā saure śvabhiśca kavalīkṛtaḥ | śṛṃgibhiḥ paritaḥ proto viṣāṇāgrairasau bahu
وہ سخت آگ میں جلایا گیا، کتوں نے اسے پھاڑ کر نگل لیا، اور سینگ والے جانوروں نے اپنے سینگوں کی نوک سے اسے چاروں طرف بار بار چھید ڈالا۔
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A stark vision: the sinner engulfed by fierce fire, attacked by dogs, and gored by horned beasts—an allegorical panorama of karmic torment.
FAQs
It portrays the harsh fruition of sustained adharma, using vivid suffering imagery to warn against vice.
No particular tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it serves the broader Kāśīkhaṇḍa didactic narrative.
None; the verse describes karmic retribution rather than a practice.