Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 62
यथायथा प्रयुञ्जीरन्होमांते सुसमा हिताः । तथातथास्य भूपस्य वृद्धिं रोगः प्रगच्छति
yathāyathā prayuñjīranhomāṃte susamā hitāḥ | tathātathāsya bhūpasya vṛddhiṃ rogaḥ pragacchati
Und so wie sie das sorgfältig geordnete Ritual am Ende des Homa immer wieder vollzogen, so schritt auch die Krankheit des Königs fort und wuchs umso mehr.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)
Tirtha: Camatkārapura
Type: kshetra
Scene: Despite the completed homa, the king appears weaker; priests look concerned; the fire dies down; attendants exchange worried glances—an ominous reversal after a solemn rite.
FAQs
The text signals that some afflictions persist until the true cause—often a curse, offense, or destined karmic knot—is identified and addressed.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it heightens the narrative tension within the tīrthamāhātmya.
Continuation/application of homa-related rites (homānte), though the verse emphasizes the lack of immediate relief.