Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 81
ब्राह्मणः स च वै याति नरकानेकविंशतिम् । अकालमेघस्तनिते वर्षर्तौ पांसुवर्षणे
brāhmaṇaḥ sa ca vai yāti narakānekaviṃśatim | akālameghastanite varṣartau pāṃsuvarṣaṇe
Tal brāhmaṇa, de fato, vai a vinte e um infernos. Do mesmo modo, quando o trovão ressoa de nuvens fora de época, na estação das chuvas, e quando cai chuva de poeira, são sinais ominosos.
Unknown (Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa instructional narration; speaker not explicit in snippet)
Scene: A split scene: a fallen brāhmaṇa figure surrounded by dark, descending paths labeled as many narakas; above, the sky shows out-of-season thunderclouds and a strange dust-rain, with anxious villagers and priests performing śānti rites.
FAQs
Adharma brings severe karmic results, and unusual natural phenomena are treated as signals for heightened ritual caution.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse focuses on karmic consequence and omens.
It introduces ominous conditions (out-of-season thunder, dust-rain) that connect to anadhyāya-style restraints continued in the next verse.