Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 4
उल्कापाताः सनिर्घाता भूमिकम्पस्तथैव च । पतते पांशुवर्षं च निर्घोषश्चैव दारुणः
ulkāpātāḥ sanirghātā bhūmikampastathaiva ca | patate pāṃśuvarṣaṃ ca nirghoṣaścaiva dāruṇaḥ
গর্জনসহ উল্কাপাত ঘটে, পৃথিবীও কেঁপে ওঠে। ধূলিবৃষ্টি নামে, আর ভয়ংকর গম্ভীর গর্জন চারদিকে প্রতিধ্বনিত হয়।
Mārkaṇḍeya
Scene: A darkened sky streaked with meteors; thunderclouds split by lightning; the ground fissures with quake-lines; a curtain of dust falls like rain; an unseen roar suggested by vibrating air and fleeing birds.
FAQs
The cosmos itself signals impermanence; recognizing such signs encourages detachment and dharmic preparedness.
None; this verse lists universal omens of dissolution rather than a localized tīrtha.
None; it is descriptive—enumerating signs (nimittas) of pralaya.