Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 64
सप्तद्वीपवती पृथ्वी चचाल साद्रिकानना । ते दृष्ट्वा महदाश्चर्य्यं लोकक्षयकरं तदा
saptadvīpavatī pṛthvī cacāla sādrikānanā | te dṛṣṭvā mahadāścaryyaṃ lokakṣayakaraṃ tadā
A terra—dotada dos sete continentes—tremeu com suas montanhas e florestas. Ao verem aquele grande prodígio, que parecia capaz de trazer a ruína dos mundos, ficaram tomados de assombro então.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: The seven-continent earth shudders; mountains and forests sway; beings gaze in dread and wonder as a world-altering sign unfolds.
FAQs
When sacred order (dharma) is violated, creation itself reacts—nature mirrors moral and spiritual imbalance.
The Kedāra sacred landscape is the textual frame, but this verse emphasizes universal cosmic reaction rather than a single tīrtha.
None; it is an omen-description within the Dakṣa-yajña narrative.