Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 141
सुप्रभातं सुनक्षत्रं पूर्वमासीद्धृथैव तत् । एवं बहुविधालापे पलादानां ततस्ततः
suprabhātaṃ sunakṣatraṃ pūrvamāsīddhṛthaiva tat | evaṃ bahuvidhālāpe palādānāṃ tatastataḥ
Zuvor war ein strahlender Morgen angebrochen und glückverheißende Sterne standen am Himmel; doch jenes gute Omen wurde vergeblich getragen. So bewegten sich, inmitten vielfältiger Reden, die Scharen der Palādāna hierhin und dorthin.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (contextual attribution for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)
Scene: A bright dawn with auspicious stars overhead, yet below, restless hosts move about amid many kinds of talk; the sky’s serenity contrasts with the ground’s moral disorder.
FAQs
Auspicious signs alone do not guarantee success; dharma, right means, and divine alignment determine outcomes.
No tīrtha is directly referenced in this verse.
None; the verse continues the narrative setting and mood.