Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 27
एकतस्तिमिरान्नैशादेकतस्तु दिवातपात् । बहूनां प्रलयो जातः कांदिशीकमभूज्जगत्
ekatastimirānnaiśādekatastu divātapāt | bahūnāṃ pralayo jātaḥ kāṃdiśīkamabhūjjagat
D’un côté, par les ténèbres de la nuit ; de l’autre, par l’ardeur du jour : pour beaucoup advint la ruine, et le monde devint égaré, sans direction.
Skanda (deduced, Kāśī-khaṇḍa context)
Scene: A split scene: one half engulfed in thick darkness, the other scorched by blazing heat; beings collapse, wander, and lose direction; the horizon shows a stalled Sun and a world without rhythm.
FAQs
When cosmic balance is disturbed, suffering spreads; dharma depends on harmony in the forces that govern time and climate.
No specific tirtha is named; the narrative belongs to Kāśī-khaṇḍa’s larger praise-context.
None directly; it sets up the need for divine refuge and restoration of order.