भूरुहे भूधराग्रे च गंधर्वनगरालयम् । दिवापिशाच नृत्यं च एते पंचत्वहेतवः
bhūruhe bhūdharāgre ca gaṃdharvanagarālayam | divāpiśāca nṛtyaṃ ca ete paṃcatvahetavaḥ
भूरुहे वा भूधराग्रे वा गन्धर्वनगरालयदर्शनं, दिवा च पिशाचनृत्यदर्शनं—एते पञ्चत्वहेतवः (मरणहेतवः) कथ्यन्ते।
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A spectral ‘Gandharva-city’—a shimmering palace-like mirage—appears improbably resting on a tree canopy and on a mountain peak; in bright daylight, shadowy piśācas dance at the edge of vision, while a pilgrim recoils in dread.
The Purāṇa frames uncanny perceptions as reminders to turn toward dharma, repentance, and God-remembrance without delay.
The teaching is situated in Kāśī-khaṇḍa’s sacred landscape (Kāśī/Varanasi), emphasizing spiritual urgency in a holy place.
None explicitly; the verse identifies ominous visions as warning-signs.