Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 88
न जानीमो वयं नाथ त्वत्प्रतापभयार्दितः । कुसृत्याथ कया विद्वान्नष्टो वैश्वानरः पुरात्
na jānīmo vayaṃ nātha tvatpratāpabhayārditaḥ | kusṛtyātha kayā vidvānnaṣṭo vaiśvānaraḥ purāt
我们实不知晓，主上；为您的威势所震惧，我们说不出究竟因何邪途、何种缘由，那位智性的毗舍婆那罗——神圣之火——昔日竟自城中隐没。
Pākaśālā-adhikāriṇaḥ (kitchen officials) to the King
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Officials, trembling, confess ignorance: the sacred fire—personified as wise Vaiśvānara—has mysteriously vanished from the city. The king’s presence feels formidable; the hall is tense.
FAQs
When sacred order is disturbed (symbolized by Agni’s disappearance), one should seek causes with humility rather than concealment or blame.
The broader setting is Kāśī, where ritual fire signifies dharma; no specific tīrtha is named in this verse.
Implicitly, the concern is the continuity of cooking/offerings dependent on Agni; no explicit rite is prescribed in this line.