Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 42
पतन्ति भूतसङ्घाश्च हाहाहैहैविराविणः । बुम्बापातैः सनिर्घातैरुदितार्तस्वरैरपि
patanti bhūtasaṅghāśca hāhāhaihaivirāviṇaḥ | bumbāpātaiḥ sanirghātairuditārtasvarairapi
Les cohortes de bhūtas s’écrasèrent aussi, criant «hā hā» et «hai hai»; avec des chocs tonitruants et des coups retentissants, elles élevèrent des plaintes d’angoisse.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A rain of grotesque and spectral bhūtas crashing to earth, mouths open in ‘hā hā’ cries; dust plumes and thunderclaps accompany heavy impacts, with shockwaves rippling across the ground.
FAQs
The verse underscores the terror of adharmic upheaval and the need for inner steadiness through devotion and righteous living.
None is directly named; the passage belongs to the Revā Khaṇḍa’s larger sacred geography.
No ritual instruction is present in this verse.