Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 34
चत्वारः सागराः क्षिप्रमेकीभूता महीपते । निपेतुरुल्कापाताश्च पादपा अप्यनेकशः
catvāraḥ sāgarāḥ kṣipramekībhūtā mahīpate | nipeturulkāpātāśca pādapā apyanekaśaḥ
Wahai raja, keempat samudra seakan segera menjadi satu. Hujan meteor pun jatuh, dan banyak pohon turut tercabut serta roboh.
Narrator (addressing a king within the frame-story)
Listener: King (mahīpate)
Scene: The seas surge as if their boundaries vanish; fiery meteors streak downward; forests bend and trees tear from the earth, thrown amid dust and storm under a trembling sky.
FAQs
When adharma provokes the divine, nature itself displays omens, reminding beings to return to restraint and reverence.
The signs are tied to the shaking of Kailāsa, the sacred mountain associated with Śiva.
None; the verse lists portents and disturbances.