Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 33
पांसुराशि च वल्मीकं यूपदंडमथापि वा । योधिरोहति वै स्वप्ने स षष्ठे मासि नश्यति
pāṃsurāśi ca valmīkaṃ yūpadaṃḍamathāpi vā | yodhirohati vai svapne sa ṣaṣṭhe māsi naśyati
បើក្នុងសុបិន មនុស្សម្នាក់ឡើងលើគំនរធូលី លើទួលសំបុកស្រមោច (វល្មីក) ឬសូម្បីតែសសរយូប (yūpa) នៃពិធីយជ្ញ—គេនឹងវិនាសនៅខែទីប្រាំមួយ។
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A dreamer climbs a dusty mound, then an anthill, then a tall yūpa-post—each higher step framed as more ominous; the sky darkens as he ascends, suggesting the approach of fate.
FAQs
Even symbols of worldly striving or ritual status are transient; prepare the soul rather than clinging to externals.
The verse remains within the Kāśī-khaṇḍa doctrinal ambiance, oriented toward liberation in the sacred city of Kāśī.
No direct prescription; it references a yūpa as an image within an omen-dream.