Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5
सुखभंगांश्च कुरुते लोको वातगृहीतवत् । भूतवद्भस्ममूत्रांबुकर्दमानवगाहते
sukhabhaṃgāṃśca kurute loko vātagṛhītavat | bhūtavadbhasmamūtrāṃbukardamānavagāhate
लोक वातगृहीतासारखे सुख-शांतीचा भंग करतात; आणि भूतग्रस्तांसारखे राख, मूत्र, पाणी व चिखल यात उतरून बुडतात।
Pārvatī / Devī (continuing)
Scene: Crowds behave as if seized by a wind-spirit: disrupting normal life, plunging into ash, urine, water, and mud—an unsettling tableau at the margins of a sacred town.
FAQs
When dharma is clouded, behavior turns chaotic and impure—necessitating scriptural guidance and sacred remedies.
Prabhāsakṣetra broadly; the verse continues the Bhūtamātṛkā-related narrative setting.
None stated here; it emphasizes the contrast between impurity and the need for proper śāstric conduct.