Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 31
रासभैः करभैः कीशैः श्वेनैरश्वतरैर्बकैः । स्वप्ने स जीवितं त्यक्त्वा वर्षांते यममीक्षते
rāsabhaiḥ karabhaiḥ kīśaiḥ śvenairaśvatarairbakaiḥ | svapne sa jīvitaṃ tyaktvā varṣāṃte yamamīkṣate
Si, en rêve, il est harcelé ou entouré par des ânes, des chameaux, des singes, des chiens, des mulets et des grues, alors, ayant quitté la vie, il voit Yama à la fin de l’année.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A dream-scene where donkeys, camels, monkeys, dogs, mules, and cranes form a chaotic ring around the dreamer; in the distance, Yama’s dark figure and his southern direction loom, suggesting an inevitable summons.
FAQs
Time is limited; one should live ethically and intensify sādhana before the ‘summons’ of Yama.
The verse is part of the Kāśī-khaṇḍa discourse, indirectly reinforcing Kāśī’s liberation-centric worldview.
No ritual is prescribed; it provides a one-year time horizon associated with a dream-omen.