Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 13
ततश्चचाल वसुधा देवी सवनकानना । जज्वाल खं सनक्षत्रं प्रमूढं भुवनं भृशम्
tataścacāla vasudhā devī savanakānanā | jajvāla khaṃ sanakṣatraṃ pramūḍhaṃ bhuvanaṃ bhṛśam
تب دیوی دھرتی اپنے جنگلوں اور بنوں سمیت لرز اٹھی؛ ستاروں سمیت آسمان گویا بھڑک اٹھا، اور سارے جہان پر سخت حیرت و اضطراب چھا گیا۔
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) [deduced]
Scene: The earth-goddess shudders with forests and groves; the sky vault flares as if on fire, stars swallowed by blaze; beings across worlds stand stunned in confusion amid swirling dust and light.
FAQs
When adharma swells into cosmic conflict, nature itself mirrors the moral disturbance—yet such turmoil also signals the nearing restoration of order.
No; the verse uses cosmic imagery (earth and sky) rather than a named sacred geography.
None mentioned.