Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 39
तदानीमेव सहसा दुर्निमित्तानि चाभवन् । रूक्षो ववौ तदा वायुः शर्कराभिः समावृतः
tadānīmeva sahasā durnimittāni cābhavan | rūkṣo vavau tadā vāyuḥ śarkarābhiḥ samāvṛtaḥ
Da, in eben jenem Augenblick, traten plötzlich unheilvolle Vorzeichen auf. Ein rauer Wind erhob sich und war von Kies und Staub erfüllt.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (contextual attribution within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sudden Himalayan squall erupts: a rough, abrasive wind whips through the sacrificial ground, carrying gravel and grit; banners snap, fires sputter, and devas look upward in alarm.
FAQs
The cosmos mirrors moral disorder; ominous signs warn that adharmic actions lead to upheaval.
No specific tīrtha is praised in this verse; it functions as a narrative omen within Kedārakhaṇḍa.
None.