Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 62
तस्य दृष्टिनिपातेन न्यपतत्स तु तत्क्षणात् । विमानात्स्वाद्रवेः पुत्रो ययातिरिव नाहुषः
tasya dṛṣṭinipātena nyapatatsa tu tatkṣaṇāt | vimānātsvādraveḥ putro yayātiriva nāhuṣaḥ
Pelo simples cair de seu olhar, Śani tombou naquele mesmo instante de seu carro celeste—como Yayāti, filho de Nāhuṣa, ao cair.
Narrator (within the chapter’s frame)
Scene: Śanaiścara, struck by a mere glance, tumbles from a radiant vimāna; the fall is visually compared to Yayāti’s legendary descent from svarga, with celestial beings recoiling in astonishment.
FAQs
Even mighty cosmic beings are subject to higher moral and spiritual forces; the Purāṇas use mythic parallels to teach humility and restraint.
No site is named in this verse; it advances the chapter’s dramatic teaching narrative.
None.