Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 75
दक्षिणाशां नयेन्नारी स्वप्ने सोऽपि न जीवति । नग्नं क्षपणकं स्वप्ने हसमानं प्रदृश्य च
dakṣiṇāśāṃ nayennārī svapne so'pi na jīvati | nagnaṃ kṣapaṇakaṃ svapne hasamānaṃ pradṛśya ca
Si, en rêve, une femme le mène vers le sud, lui non plus ne vivra pas. Et s’il voit en rêve un ascète nu (kṣapaṇaka) qui rit, cela aussi est un signe.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: A dream: a woman takes the dreamer by the hand and leads him toward the south; elsewhere a naked ascetic (kṣapaṇaka) laughs unsettlingly, signaling the approach of death.
FAQs
Dreams are treated as symbolic indicators; the yogin remains alert and increases spiritual discipline when ominous signs appear.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the content is about mṛtyu-nimittas (death-omens).
No specific rite is prescribed in the verse; it enumerates dream-omens considered inauspicious.