Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 4
उल्कापाताः सनिर्घाता भूमिकम्पस्तथैव च । पतते पांशुवर्षं च निर्घोषश्चैव दारुणः
ulkāpātāḥ sanirghātā bhūmikampastathaiva ca | patate pāṃśuvarṣaṃ ca nirghoṣaścaiva dāruṇaḥ
ഇടിമുഴക്കത്തോടുകൂടി ഉൽക്കാപാതങ്ങൾ സംഭവിക്കുന്നു; ഭൂമിയും കുലുങ്ങുന്നു. പൊടിവർഷം പെയ്യുന്നു; ഭയാനകമായ ഘോഷവും മുഴങ്ങുന്നു।
Mārkaṇḍeya
Scene: A darkened sky streaked with meteors; thunderclouds split by lightning; the ground fissures with quake-lines; a curtain of dust falls like rain; an unseen roar suggested by vibrating air and fleeing birds.
FAQs
The cosmos itself signals impermanence; recognizing such signs encourages detachment and dharmic preparedness.
None; this verse lists universal omens of dissolution rather than a localized tīrtha.
None; it is descriptive—enumerating signs (nimittas) of pralaya.