Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 49
यत्र काकगृहं वै स्यादारामे वा गृहेऽपि वा । भिक्षुबिंबं च वै यत्र गृहे दक्षिणके तथा
yatra kākagṛhaṃ vai syādārāme vā gṛhe'pi vā | bhikṣubiṃbaṃ ca vai yatra gṛhe dakṣiṇake tathā
Di mana sahaja terdapat ‘kāka-gṛha’ (rumah gagak), sama ada di taman atau pun di dalam rumah; dan di mana dalam rumah ada ‘bhikṣu-bimba’ (arca/tanda si pengemis), khususnya di bahagian selatan rumah—
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya narrative style within Skanda Purāṇa)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A house or garden corner showing a small ‘crow-house’ structure and a beggar-effigy placed on the southern side, with an uneasy atmosphere and watchful crows; the scene suggests an inauspicious omen.
FAQs
Certain household signs are treated as indicators of subtle disturbance; dharma recommends awareness and corrective spiritual practice.
Prabhāsakṣetra, where the māhātmya teaches purity and protection through dharmic living.
The verse itself lists signs; the implied remedy in the surrounding context is devotion, worship, and regular sacred practice (expanded in subsequent verses).