Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 74
निमित्तानि च वक्ष्यामि मृत्युं यो वेत्ति योगवित् । रक्तकृष्णांबरधरा गायंतीह सती च यम्
nimittāni ca vakṣyāmi mṛtyuṃ yo vetti yogavit | raktakṛṣṇāṃbaradharā gāyaṃtīha satī ca yam
اب میں وہ نشانیاں بیان کرتا ہوں جن سے یوگ کا جاننے والا موت کو پہچان لیتا ہے؛ مثلاً خواب میں سرخ اور سیاہ لباس پہنے ایک پاک دامن ستی عورت یہاں گاتی ہوئی دکھائی دے۔
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: A dream-vision: a chaste woman (satī) in red-and-black garments singing as an uncanny omen; the dreamer watches with foreboding, the atmosphere liminal and twilight-like.
FAQs
Scripture frames death-awareness as discernment: recognizing signs helps the yogin become more vigilant and spiritually collected.
None; the verse lists nimittas (omens) rather than tīrtha-māhātmya.
No explicit rite is given here; it introduces the teaching on omens by which death is recognized.