Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 82
महाबालध्वनौ रात्रावनध्यायाः प्रकीर्तिताः । उल्कापाते च भूकंपे दिग्दाहे मध्यरात्रिषु
mahābāladhvanau rātrāvanadhyāyāḥ prakīrtitāḥ | ulkāpāte ca bhūkaṃpe digdāhe madhyarātriṣu
রাত্রিতে ভয়ংকর মহাধ্বনি হলে অনধ্যায় (পাঠ স্থগিত) বিধেয়; তদ্রূপ উল্কাপাত, ভূমিকম্প, ও দিগ্দাহের সময়—বিশেষত মধ্যরাতে।
Unknown (Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa instructional narration; speaker not explicit in snippet)
Scene: Midnight scene: a meteor streaks across the sky; the earth trembles; distant horizon glows as if quarters burn. In an āśrama, students roll up manuscripts and sit in silent japa while elders perform a small śānti-homa.
FAQs
Sacred study is governed by cosmic and environmental rhythms; dharma includes knowing when to pause, not only when to act.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse is a general rule for anadhyāya.
Anadhyāya is prescribed during ominous events such as terrifying nighttime sounds, meteor-falls, earthquakes, and directional conflagrations—especially around midnight.