Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 76
एनं च वीक्ष्य वल्गन्तं तं विद्यान्मृत्युमागतम् । ऋक्षवानरयुग्यस्थो गायन्यो दक्षिणां दिशम्
enaṃ ca vīkṣya valgantaṃ taṃ vidyānmṛtyumāgatam | ṛkṣavānarayugyastho gāyanyo dakṣiṇāṃ diśam
Seeing him leaping about, one should know that death has arrived. Likewise, one mounted on a team of bears and monkeys, singing and going toward the southern direction, is an omen.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: A surreal dream-chariot: a figure singing while riding a conveyance drawn by bears and monkeys, moving south; another ominous leaping figure appears as a herald of death.
FAQs
Purāṇic teaching uses vivid symbols to awaken detachment and urgency in sādhana when mortality-signs manifest.
No tīrtha is named; it continues the catalog of death-omens.
No explicit ritual is stated; the implied response is heightened yogic composure and practice upon recognizing such signs.