Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 40
अथ तत्र प्रदेशे तु माण्डव्यो मुनिपुंगवः । शूलारोपितगात्रस्तु संतिष्ठति सुदुःखितः
atha tatra pradeśe tu māṇḍavyo munipuṃgavaḥ | śūlāropitagātrastu saṃtiṣṭhati suduḥkhitaḥ
اسی خطّے میں ماندویہ، رشیوں میں سرفراز، کھڑا تھا؛ اس کا جسم سولی/شول پر چڑھا ہوا تھا اور وہ نہایت کرب میں وہیں ٹھہرا ہوا تھا۔
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Mahātmya-style narration)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (Māṇḍavya-sthāna within it)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrimage audience (not specified)
Scene: Māṇḍavya, radiant yet suffering, stands impaled upon a stake in a lonely spot near the kṣetra; his ascetic marks, matted hair, and calm-but-pained face contrast with the brutality of the scene.
FAQs
Purāṇic narratives often frame suffering as a crucible where dharma, karma, and divine justice are examined.
The episode is situated near/within Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra, tying the narrative to the sanctity of the locale.
None in this verse; it introduces the presence of the sage and his condition.