Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 37
पूरयित्वा महाकुम्भाञ्छबरेभ्यो ददौ ततः । म्लेच्छेभ्यो लुब्धकेभ्यश्च ततः प्रोवाच सादरम्
pūrayitvā mahākumbhāñchabarebhyo dadau tataḥ | mlecchebhyo lubdhakebhyaśca tataḥ provāca sādaram
بڑے گھڑوں کو بھر کر، اس نے انہیں شبروں، ملیچھوں اور شکاریوں کو دے دیا؛ اس کے بعد اس نے ان سے احترام کے ساتھ کہا۔
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; likely Sūta continuing the account)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Large jars filled with blood are handed over to Śabaras, Mlecchas, and hunters; the rishi addresses them with measured respect, turning them into carriers of a ritual mission.
FAQs
Even severe events are redirected into a tīrtha-centered duty; the narrative frames communities as participants in carrying out a sacred command.
The instructions that follow explicitly point to Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra and a pit prepared for pitṛ-tarpaṇa.
Filling jars and handing them to groups tasked with transporting and depositing the contents as instructed.