Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 32
व्यजायंत खरा गोषु करभाश्चाश्वतरीषु च । शुनीष्वपि बिडालाश्च मूषका नकुलीषु च
vyajāyaṃta kharā goṣu karabhāścāśvatarīṣu ca | śunīṣvapi biḍālāśca mūṣakā nakulīṣu ca
گایوں کے بیچ گدھے پیدا ہوئے، اور خچّرنیوں میں اونٹ؛ کتّیوں میں بلیاں، اور نیولوں میں چوہے—فطرت کی یہ الٹ پھیر ہولناک بدشگونی تھی۔
Unspecified (narrative voice within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya; likely Sūta)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A surreal tableau of inverted births: donkeys among cows, camels among she-mules, cats among dogs, mice among mongooses—villagers recoil, recognizing a terrifying breach of natural order.
FAQs
When order (ṛta/dharma) declines, disorder manifests outwardly; one should restore dharma through restraint, worship, and holy association.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the narrative frames cosmic and social disorder as a prelude to events of great religious consequence.
None; the verse lists extraordinary omens.