Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 25
उदीच्यादक्षिणाशायां येयमुल्का प्रधाविता । विलीना च वियत्येव स निर्घातं न सा शुभा
udīcyādakṣiṇāśāyāṃ yeyamulkā pradhāvitā | vilīnā ca viyatyeva sa nirghātaṃ na sā śubhā
هذه الشُّهُب التي اندفعت من جهة الشمال إلى جهة الجنوب ثم تلاشت في السماء، ومعها دويٌّ قاصف، ليست بشارة خير.
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A bright meteor darts from north to south over the Gaṅgā, then dissolves; a thunderous crash echoes; birds scatter from temple roofs; people look up from the ghat steps.
FAQs
Heavenly signs are treated as warnings to align conduct with dharma and to protect the community through righteous action.
The Kāśī setting continues; the verse contributes to the sacred-city narrative by describing portents around it.
No direct ritual is specified; it is an aśubha (inauspicious) omen report.