Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 30
अन्वकुर्वन्नुलूकाश्च वायसान्वृष्णिवेश्मसु । अजाः शिवानां च रुतमन्वकुर्वत भामिनि
anvakurvannulūkāśca vāyasānvṛṣṇiveśmasu | ajāḥ śivānāṃ ca rutamanvakurvata bhāmini
Sa mga bahay ng mga Vṛṣṇi, ang mga kuwago ay nagsimulang sumagot sa huni ng mga uwak. Maging ang mga kambing ay umalingawngaw sa masamang hudyat na alulong ng mga asong-gubat—O marikit na ginang—bilang mga tanda ng kasawian.
Unspecified (narrative voice within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya; likely Sūta)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A chain of ominous sounds: owls cry back to crows; jackals howl outside; even goats bleat in eerie imitation, while householders—addressed as ‘bhāmini’—feel dread.
FAQs
Adharma ripens into visible portents; wise people become vigilant and turn toward dharma when ominous signs appear.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, the famed tīrtha where the Yādavas/Vṛṣṇis encounter destiny and where sacred remembrance is emphasized.
None directly; the verse functions as a nimitta (omen) description rather than a ritual injunction.
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