Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 62
तस्य दृष्टिनिपातेन न्यपतत्स तु तत्क्षणात् । विमानात्स्वाद्रवेः पुत्रो ययातिरिव नाहुषः
tasya dṛṣṭinipātena nyapatatsa tu tatkṣaṇāt | vimānātsvādraveḥ putro yayātiriva nāhuṣaḥ
Durch das bloße Niederfallen seines Blickes stürzte Śani in eben diesem Augenblick aus seinem Himmelswagen — wie Yayāti, der Sohn des Nāhuṣa, herabfiel.
Narrator (within the chapter’s frame)
Scene: Śanaiścara, struck by a mere glance, tumbles from a radiant vimāna; the fall is visually compared to Yayāti’s legendary descent from svarga, with celestial beings recoiling in astonishment.
FAQs
Even mighty cosmic beings are subject to higher moral and spiritual forces; the Purāṇas use mythic parallels to teach humility and restraint.
No site is named in this verse; it advances the chapter’s dramatic teaching narrative.
None.