Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 33
पांसुराशि च वल्मीकं यूपदंडमथापि वा । योधिरोहति वै स्वप्ने स षष्ठे मासि नश्यति
pāṃsurāśi ca valmīkaṃ yūpadaṃḍamathāpi vā | yodhirohati vai svapne sa ṣaṣṭhe māsi naśyati
اگر خواب میں کوئی گرد کے ڈھیر، چیونٹیوں کے ٹیلے (ولمیک) یا یَجْیَ کے یوپ ستون پر چڑھتا دکھائی دے، تو وہ چھٹے مہینے میں ہلاک ہو جاتا ہے۔
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A dreamer climbs a dusty mound, then an anthill, then a tall yūpa-post—each higher step framed as more ominous; the sky darkens as he ascends, suggesting the approach of fate.
FAQs
Even symbols of worldly striving or ritual status are transient; prepare the soul rather than clinging to externals.
The verse remains within the Kāśī-khaṇḍa doctrinal ambiance, oriented toward liberation in the sacred city of Kāśī.
No direct prescription; it references a yūpa as an image within an omen-dream.