Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 9
रात्रौ सूर्यग्रहो दृष्टो महानिष्टकरो ध्रुवम् । ऐंद्रधनुर्द्वयं रात्रौ यदलोकि न तच्छुभम्
rātrau sūryagraho dṛṣṭo mahāniṣṭakaro dhruvam | aiṃdradhanurdvayaṃ rātrau yadaloki na tacchubham
રાત્રે સૂર્યગ્રહણ દેખાવું નિશ્ચયે મહા અનિષ્ટકારક છે. અને રાત્રે દ્વિ ઇન્દ્રધનુષ દેખાય તો તે પણ શુભ નથી.
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: Night sky over Kāśī: an impossible eclipse-like darkening around a sun-disc, and two faint rainbows arcing in moonlit clouds; below, ghats and temples with anxious crowds looking upward.
FAQs
Cosmic irregularities are read as warnings; rulers and communities should correct course through dharma and restraint.
The setting is within the Kāśī-khaṇḍa tradition, but this verse focuses on utpāta (portents) rather than a particular tīrtha.
No explicit ritual is prescribed here; it identifies inauspicious astral signs.