Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10
अपसव्यं मृगाश्चक्रुस्तथान्येऽपि खगादयः । विपर्यस्तेन संयाति शब्दान्कुर्वंति चासकृत्
apasavyaṃ mṛgāścakrustathānye'pi khagādayaḥ | viparyastena saṃyāti śabdānkurvaṃti cāsakṛt
Die Hirsche zogen unheilvoll nach links; auch andere Wesen — Vögel und dergleichen — bewegten sich in verkehrter Weise und stießen immer wieder raue, schrille Laute aus.
Sūta
Scene: A road near a sacred venue: deer turning left in a disturbed herd; birds wheeling in reverse patterns; the air filled with repeated harsh cries, while the main female figure senses dread.
FAQs
When dharma is disturbed, nature itself is depicted as reflecting imbalance through ominous signs—urging vigilance and correction.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse.
None explicitly; it describes inauspicious omens (apasavya movement and repeated cries).