Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 28
प्रलयस्येव चिह्नानि दृश्यंते पद्मसंभव । किं सांप्रतमकालेऽपि भविष्यति परिक्षयः
pralayasyeva cihnāni dṛśyaṃte padmasaṃbhava | kiṃ sāṃpratamakāle'pi bhaviṣyati parikṣayaḥ
ഹേ പദ്മസംഭവാ! പ്രളയത്തിന്റെ പോലെയുള്ള ലക്ഷണങ്ങൾ കാണുന്നു. ഇപ്പോൾ അകാലത്തിലും പരിക്ഷയം—നാശം—സംഭവിക്കുമോ?
The Devas
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devas point to pralaya-like omens—waters rising, darkness, trembling earth—asking the lotus-born Brahmā whether untimely destruction is imminent.
FAQs
Even divine beings interpret extraordinary events through the lens of cosmic law (kāla); dharma includes discerning true causes behind frightening signs.
Not named in this verse; it introduces the crisis that leads the Devas toward Mahādeva’s location in the Anarta region.
None; the verse is a question about time (kāla) and premature destruction.