Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 28
रक्तमाल्योत्तमाङ्गाश्च पतन्तः कार्दमे ह्रदे । पश्यन्ति नाम चात्मानं सतैलाभ्यङ्गमस्तकम्
raktamālyottamāṅgāśca patantaḥ kārdame hrade | paśyanti nāma cātmānaṃ satailābhyaṅgamastakam
তেওঁলোকে নিজৰ মূৰ ৰক্তমালাৰে শিৰোভূষিত হৈ কাদাময় হ্ৰদত পৰি যোৱা দেখিলে। আৰু তেলযুক্ত অভ্যংগে মস্তক লেপা অৱস্থাত নিজকে দেখা পালে—অমঙ্গল দর্শন।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) speaking to the sages (deduced)
Type: kund
Listener: Bharata-uttama
Scene: A terrifying vision: one’s own head, crowned with red garlands, falls into a muddy pond; another vision shows the head smeared with oil as if for a grim rite—symbols of impending destruction.
FAQs
The Purāṇas portray omens to show impermanence and to turn the mind toward refuge in dharma and devotion.
No; the ‘muddy pond’ is part of an omen image, not a named pilgrimage site.
None; though imagery includes anointing (abhyāṅga), it is not given as a rite here.