Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 35
विभावसुः प्रज्वलितो वामं विपरिवर्त्तते । नीललोहितमांजिष्ठा विसृजंश्चार्चिषः पृथक्
vibhāvasuḥ prajvalito vāmaṃ viparivarttate | nīlalohitamāṃjiṣṭhā visṛjaṃścārciṣaḥ pṛthak
Api yang menyala-nyala pun berputar ke kiri, dan memancarkan lidah-lidah nyala yang terpisah—biru, merah, dan berwarna manjiṣṭhā—menampakkan pertanda yang tidak baik.
Unspecified (narrative voice within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya; likely Sūta)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A ritual fire blazing yet curling leftward, splitting into distinct tongues—blue, red, and deep madder—casting eerie light on anxious observers in a coastal sacred precinct.
FAQs
When sacred order is disturbed, even ritual fire behaves ominously—prompting self-correction and renewed dharmic living.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where such signs intensify the sacred narrative of impending transformation.
None directly; Agni’s abnormal behavior is presented as a portent rather than a rite.