Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 147
परं स व्रजति प्रायो येन मार्गेण केनचित् । सारमेयाः सशब्दाश्च पृष्ठतोऽनुव्रजंति वै
paraṃ sa vrajati prāyo yena mārgeṇa kenacit | sārameyāḥ saśabdāśca pṛṣṭhato'nuvrajaṃti vai
แต่เมื่อใดก็ตามที่เขาไปตามทางใดทางหนึ่ง สุนัขทั้งหลายก็ส่งเสียงอื้ออึง และตามหลังเขาไปโดยแท้
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A man walking along a road while a pack of barking dogs trails him closely; passersby glance back uneasily; dust rises from the path.
FAQs
In Purāṇic storytelling, external signs can trigger social judgment, prompting inquiry into conduct and the need for dharmic clarification.
The broader chapter later points to Brahmasthāna as the ritual locus; this verse provides an omen-like narrative detail.
None here; it reports a recurring occurrence (dogs following noisily).