Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 9
अकस्माद्वीक्षते यस्तु पुरुषं कृष्णपिंगलम् । तस्मिन्नेव क्षणेऽरूपं स जीवेद्वत्सरद्वयम्
akasmādvīkṣate yastu puruṣaṃ kṛṣṇapiṃgalam | tasminneva kṣaṇe'rūpaṃ sa jīvedvatsaradvayam
ولكن إن أبصر أحدٌ فجأةً رجلاً ذا لونٍ داكنٍ مائلٍ إلى الصفرة، فمن تلك اللحظة بعينها—وإن كانت العلامة لطيفةً لا صورة لها—يُقال إن عمره لا يبقى إلا سنتين.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (nimitta-nirdeśa within Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A narrow Kāśī lane at twilight: a pilgrim suddenly sees a dark tawny-hued man (kṛṣṇa-piṅgala) who appears uncanny and then seems formless; the pilgrim’s face shows shock and inward turning toward renunciation.
FAQs
Omens are reminders to detach from negligence and to invest one’s remaining time in dharma and God-remembrance.
Kāśī is the background of the teaching; the text’s larger aim is to orient the listener toward liberation in the sacred city.
No ritual act is prescribed; the verse records an omen and its indicated remaining lifespan.