Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 35
विभावसुः प्रज्वलितो वामं विपरिवर्त्तते । नीललोहितमांजिष्ठा विसृजंश्चार्चिषः पृथक्
vibhāvasuḥ prajvalito vāmaṃ viparivarttate | nīlalohitamāṃjiṣṭhā visṛjaṃścārciṣaḥ pṛthak
بھڑکتی ہوئی آگ بھی بائیں طرف مڑ گئی، اور اس نے الگ الگ شعلے چھوڑے—نیلے، سرخ اور منجٹھ رنگ کے—یہ سب نحوست کی نشانیاں ظاہر ہوئیں۔
Unspecified (narrative voice within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya; likely Sūta)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A ritual fire blazing yet curling leftward, splitting into distinct tongues—blue, red, and deep madder—casting eerie light on anxious observers in a coastal sacred precinct.
FAQs
When sacred order is disturbed, even ritual fire behaves ominously—prompting self-correction and renewed dharmic living.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where such signs intensify the sacred narrative of impending transformation.
None directly; Agni’s abnormal behavior is presented as a portent rather than a rite.