Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 31
रासभैः करभैः कीशैः श्वेनैरश्वतरैर्बकैः । स्वप्ने स जीवितं त्यक्त्वा वर्षांते यममीक्षते
rāsabhaiḥ karabhaiḥ kīśaiḥ śvenairaśvatarairbakaiḥ | svapne sa jīvitaṃ tyaktvā varṣāṃte yamamīkṣate
Se, em sonho, ele é acossado ou cercado por jumentos, camelos, macacos, cães, mulas e grous, então, tendo abandonado a vida, ao fim do ano contempla Yama.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A dream-scene where donkeys, camels, monkeys, dogs, mules, and cranes form a chaotic ring around the dreamer; in the distance, Yama’s dark figure and his southern direction loom, suggesting an inevitable summons.
FAQs
Time is limited; one should live ethically and intensify sādhana before the ‘summons’ of Yama.
The verse is part of the Kāśī-khaṇḍa discourse, indirectly reinforcing Kāśī’s liberation-centric worldview.
No ritual is prescribed; it provides a one-year time horizon associated with a dream-omen.