Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9
प्रस्थिता सा महाभागा यावत्तद्यज्ञमण्डपम् । तावत्तस्यास्तदा चक्षुः प्रास्फुरद्दक्षिणं मुहुः
prasthitā sā mahābhāgā yāvattadyajñamaṇḍapam | tāvattasyāstadā cakṣuḥ prāsphuraddakṣiṇaṃ muhuḥ
Tatkala Dewi yang bertuah itu melangkah menuju mandapa yajña, pada saat itu juga mata kanannya berdenyut berulang kali.
Sūta
Type: kshetra
Scene: The goddess pauses mid-procession, her gaze subtly shifting as her right eye trembles; attendants continue joyfully, while a faint aura suggests an auspicious omen before entering the yajña pavilion.
FAQs
Purāṇic narratives often signal turning points through omens, reminding readers that inner and outer worlds are morally interconnected.
No specific tīrtha is named; the setting is a yajña-maṇḍapa within the chapter’s tīrtha-māhātmya frame.
None; it records an omen (śakuna) occurring during the approach to the ritual site.