Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 78
शंकेऽस्य द्वादशेवर्षे प्रत्यूहो विद्युदग्नितः । इत्युक्त्वा नारदो धीमान्स जगाम यथागतम्
śaṃke'sya dvādaśevarṣe pratyūho vidyudagnitaḥ | ityuktvā nārado dhīmānsa jagāma yathāgatam
“मला शंका आहे की याच्या बाराव्या वर्षी विद्युत् व अग्नीपासून विघ्न येईल.” असे म्हणून धीमान नारद जसा आला तसाच निघून गेला.
Nārada
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: Nārada, veena in hand, delivering a final warning about lightning and fire, then departing along a luminous path; storm clouds hinted at in the sky, a subtle flash in the distance.
FAQs
Saintly counsel warns of coming dangers; heedful action and protective dharma are implied.
The narrative belongs to Kāśī’s sacred cycle (Kāśīkhaṇḍa), though no tīrtha is named in this specific warning.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; it is a prognostic warning (pratyūha) to prompt safeguarding.