Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 76
भस्मीकरोति तद्देवस्त्रिपुरध्नस्ततः स्मृतः । एवंविध महादेवं विदुर्ये सूक्ष्मदर्शिनः
bhasmīkaroti taddevastripuradhnastataḥ smṛtaḥ | evaṃvidha mahādevaṃ vidurye sūkṣmadarśinaḥ
وہی دیوتا اسے راکھ کر دیتا ہے؛ اسی لیے وہ ‘تری پور دھَن’ یعنی تری پور کا قاتل یاد کیا جاتا ہے۔ جن کی نگاہ لطیف ہے وہ مہادیو کو اسی حقیقت کا حامل جانتے ہیں۔
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), deduced for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration
Tirtha: Tripurāntaka (motif; not a specific tirtha named in verse)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva as Tripurāntaka: poised with bow (or fiery gaze), three aerial cities/forts igniting and turning to ash; devas witnessing; ash drifting like sacred vibhūti; sages with ‘subtle vision’ in foreground recognizing the deeper meaning.
FAQs
Śiva’s ‘burning to ash’ signifies the dissolution of pride and bondage; insight perceives the divine purpose behind destruction.
No site is named; the verse centers on the mythic deed of Tripura’s destruction.
None directly, though the imagery resonates with bhasma (sacred ash) as a Śaiva marker.