Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 20
स्वप्नोत्पातानिति बहूञ्शंसञ्शंसन्नितस्ततः । बहूनुच्चाटयांचक्रे स विघ्नेशः पुरौकसः
svapnotpātāniti bahūñśaṃsañśaṃsannitastataḥ | bahūnuccāṭayāṃcakre sa vighneśaḥ puraukasaḥ
وہ وِگھنےش، جو شہر والوں میں تھا، ادھر اُدھر بہت سے خوابیدہ شگونِ بلا سناتا پھرا، اور خوف دلا کر بہتوں کو شہر چھوڑنے پر مجبور کر دیا۔
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A figure called 'Vighneśa' among townspeople moving through lanes, gesturing emphatically while recounting many dream-omens; crowds gather, then families depart with bundles, leaving streets emptier.
FAQs
Fear spreads quickly when ominous signs are amplified; discernment and dhārmic steadiness are required in times of crisis.
Kāśī remains the setting; the verse depicts how omens affect the sacred city’s populace.
None stated; it narrates social consequences of proclaiming omens.