Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 38
एतस्मिन्नंतरे तत्र मत्स्यकच्छपदर्दुराः । वह्निप्रतापनिर्दग्धा दृश्यंते शतशो मृताः
etasminnaṃtare tatra matsyakacchapadardurāḥ | vahnipratāpanirdagdhā dṛśyaṃte śataśo mṛtāḥ
اسی دوران وہاں آگ کی جھلسا دینے والی تپش سے جلے ہوئے، سینکڑوں کی تعداد میں مردہ مچھلیاں، کچھوے اور مینڈک دکھائی دیے۔
Narrator (within Śuka’s recitation)
Tirtha: Unnamed jalāśaya/kuṇḍa in Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra
Type: kund
Scene: The pond’s surface is strewn with lifeless fish, turtles, and frogs; heat haze rises as Agni’s unseen presence scorches the waters, turning a sanctuary into a scene of mass death.
FAQs
Divine energies are overwhelming when approached improperly; the narrative warns of the intensity of sacred forces within a tīrtha landscape.
The jalāśaya within Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (as narrated in Nāgarakhaṇḍa, Adhyāya 90).
None; it is descriptive, highlighting the extraordinary potency of the site and the presence of Agni.