Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 108
तस्यास्तपःप्रभावेण भर्तुः शुश्रूषणेन च । षट्कृत्वस्तत्तु निक्षिप्तमग्निरेतः कुरुद्वह
tasyāstapaḥprabhāveṇa bhartuḥ śuśrūṣaṇena ca | ṣaṭkṛtvastattu nikṣiptamagniretaḥ kurudvaha
اُس کی تپسیا کے اثر اور شوہر کی خدمت گزاری کے سبب، اے کُروؤں کے حامل، اگنی کا وہ بیج واقعی چھ بار رکھا گیا۔
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Listener: Kuru-dhvaha (addressed as ‘O bearer of the Kurus’)
Scene: A serene, steadfast woman performing austerities and devoted household service; Agni’s seed is symbolically shown being entrusted and deposited repeatedly (six times), with a calm aura of discipline rather than drama.
FAQs
Tapas and faithful service (śuśrūṣā) generate spiritual capacity to endure and rightly handle powerful karmic events.
No specific site is praised; the verse highlights dharmic power rather than geography.
Austerity (tapas) is implied as a discipline, but no concrete vrata or rite is detailed.