Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 40
असृग्वर्षति देवश्च तिमिरेणाऽवृता दिवशः । उल्कापाताश्च बहवः पेतुरुर्व्यां सहस्रशः
asṛgvarṣati devaśca timireṇā'vṛtā divaśaḥ | ulkāpātāśca bahavaḥ petururvyāṃ sahasraśaḥ
Darah pun turun bagaikan hujan dari langit, dan cahaya siang diselubungi kegelapan. Banyak meteor jatuh ke bumi, beribu-ribu jumlahnya.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (contextual attribution within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: The sky turns unnaturally dark at midday; red droplets fall like rain; countless meteors streak and crash, lighting the gloom with fiery trails as devas recoil.
FAQs
Purāṇic omens dramatize the gravity of sacrilege—when dharma is violated, nature itself signals impending consequence.
None directly; it is an omen sequence within the Kedārakhaṇḍa narrative.
None.