Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 42
गोमायुर्गृध्रमध्ये तु कपोतैः सममाविशत् । विना वातेन तस्यैव ध्वजदण्डः पपात ह
gomāyurgṛdhramadhye tu kapotaiḥ samamāviśat | vinā vātena tasyaiva dhvajadaṇḍaḥ papāta ha
Un chacal s’introduisit parmi les vautours, accompagné de colombes ; et, sans qu’aucun vent ne soufflât, le mât même de l’étendard s’abattit.
Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Āvantya Khaṇḍa narration)
Scene: A surreal omen tableau: jackal among vultures with pigeons; a tall flagstaff collapses though the air is still—citizens look on in dread.
FAQs
In Puranic dharma, the collapse of pride and unrighteous power is foreshadowed by ‘unnatural’ signs that warn of imminent downfall.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it presents omens within the Revā Khaṇḍa storyline.
None; the verse lists inauspicious signs rather than rites.