Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 105
भूमिं विगाहते यत्र तत्र विद्यात्पराभवम् । अर्चिष्मान्पिंगलशिखः सर्पिःकांचनसप्रभः
bhūmiṃ vigāhate yatra tatra vidyātparābhavam | arciṣmānpiṃgalaśikhaḥ sarpiḥkāṃcanasaprabhaḥ
য’ত অগ্নি যেন ভূমিত ডুব যায়, তাত পৰাভৱ আৰু ক্ষয় জানিবা। কিন্তু শুভ অগ্নি তেজস্বী, পিঙ্গল শিখাযুক্ত, ঘিউ আৰু সোণৰ দৰে দীপ্তিময়।
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Two contrasting homa fires at Prabhāsa: one seems to collapse downward into the earth (inauspicious), while another rises radiant with tawny-golden flames like ghee and gold (auspicious).
FAQs
Dharma values discernment—recognizing auspicious and inauspicious signs before acting.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, presented as a place where correct ritual knowledge yields spiritual and worldly welfare.
Treat a fire that ‘dives’ into the ground as inauspicious; prefer a radiant, tawny, ghee-and-gold-like flame.