Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 16
रुदती या त्वया दृष्टा महिलैका निशात्यये । मुक्तकेशी विवसना सा नारी श्रीरिवोद्गता
rudatī yā tvayā dṛṣṭā mahilaikā niśātyaye | muktakeśī vivasanā sā nārī śrīrivodgatā
تلك المرأة الوحيدة التي رأيتها عند الفجر باكيةً—شَعرُها مُرسَلٌ وهي عارية—كانت كأنها شْرِي (لاكشمي) نفسها تنهض وتغادر؛ فأمارةٌ على انصراف البركة والرخاء.
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: At dawn’s edge, a solitary woman weeps, hair loose, unclothed—an allegory of Śrī departing; the street is empty, lamps dying, and the air feels stripped of auspiciousness.
FAQs
Prosperity is sustained by dharma; when omens show ‘Śrī’ departing, leaders must correct injustice and restore sacred order.
The larger textual setting is Kāśī-khaṇḍa, but this verse specifically presents a symbolic omen rather than a tīrtha description.
No explicit ritual is stated here; it interprets the vision as a sign of fortune departing.