Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 77
याति मज्जेदधौ पंके गोमये वा न जीवति । केशांगारैस्तथा भस्मभुजंगैर्निजलां नदीम्
yāti majjedadhau paṃke gomaye vā na jīvati | keśāṃgāraistathā bhasmabhujaṃgairnijalāṃ nadīm
Wenn jemand im Traum hingeht und in Dickmilch, Schlamm oder Kuhdung versinkt, wird er nicht überleben. Ebenso, wenn er einen Fluss erblickt, dessen Wasser kein wahres Wasser ist—voll von Haaren, Glutstücken und Schlangen aus Asche—ist auch dies ein Todeszeichen.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) addressing the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration style)
Scene: A nightmare sequence: the dreamer sinks into curd, mire, or cow-dung; then beholds a river whose ‘water’ is hair, glowing embers, and ash-formed serpents—an anti-sacred river vision.
FAQs
Dreams reflecting impurity, inversion of nature, and dread imagery are presented as warnings—encouraging vigilance, repentance, and renewed dharmic living.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it belongs to a broader Purāṇic discussion of omens (ariṣṭa).
No explicit rite is prescribed here; the verse functions as a diagnostic omen-description rather than a vrata or dāna instruction.