Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11
अर्द्धपक्वं यथा तालफलं कपिभिरावृतम् । यदृच्छया निपेतुस्ते यंत्रमुक्ता यथोपलाः
arddhapakvaṃ yathā tālaphalaṃ kapibhirāvṛtam | yadṛcchayā nipetuste yaṃtramuktā yathopalāḥ
جیسے آدھا پکا تال کا پھل بندروں میں گھرا ہو، ویسے ہی وہ اتفاقاً لڑھک کر گِر پڑے—جیسے کسی مشین سے چھوٹے ہوئے پتھر۔
Purāṇic narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī/Varavarṇinī
Scene: A chaotic midair tumble: figures or a mass dropping like half-ripe palm fruit shaken loose amid monkeys; then like stones flung from a siege-engine, emphasizing speed and helplessness.
FAQs
When divine order turns against adharma, the fall can be sudden and unstoppable—like a projectile released.
Prabhāsakṣetra in general; the narrative is transitioning toward Arkasthala and a pātāla-opening near it.
None; the verse is descriptive, using vivid similes to convey the inevitability of downfall.