Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16
ब्रह्मवाक्येन राजर्षे चकम्पे वसुधा ततः । शीर्णानि गिरिशृंगाणि चुक्षुभुर्मकरालयाः
brahmavākyena rājarṣe cakampe vasudhā tataḥ | śīrṇāni giriśṛṃgāṇi cukṣubhurmakarālayāḥ
ಹೇ ರಾಜರ್ಷಿ! ಆ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮವಾಕ್ಯದ ಪ್ರಭಾವದಿಂದ ಆಗ ಭೂಮಿ ಕಂಪಿಸಿತು; ಪರ್ವತಶಿಖರಗಳು ಚೂರುಚೂರಾದವು, ಮಕರಗಳ ಆಲಯವಾದ ಸಾಗರಗಳು ಅಶಾಂತವಾಗಿ ಅಲೆದಾಡಿದವು.
Sūta (deduced)
Tirtha: Arbuda-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: rājarṣi
Scene: As the curse takes effect, the ground cracks and trembles; distant mountain crests crumble; the ocean surface churns with makaras; sages and forest creatures freeze in terror under a darkened sky.
FAQs
A dhārmic universe is morally responsive: disruptive speech and adharma manifest as cosmic imbalance and ominous signs.
The narration remains within Arbuda-kṣetra’s māhātmya, framing the region as a stage for world-affecting divine events.
No ritual is prescribed; the verse describes portentous upheavals.