Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 82
तथा चतुष्पदानां च तेषां गृहनिवासिनाम् । न तस्य भेषजानि स्युर्न मंत्रा न चिकित्सकाः
tathā catuṣpadānāṃ ca teṣāṃ gṛhanivāsinām | na tasya bheṣajāni syurna maṃtrā na cikitsakāḥ
Ebenso bedürfen ihre vierfüßigen Tiere, die in ihren Häusern wohnen, gegen jenes Leiden weder Arzneien—noch Mantras, noch Ärzte.
Sūta (narrative voice)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A peaceful household with healthy cattle and horses; no physicians or medicines are sought, as the community trusts the tīrtha’s protective grace.
FAQs
The tīrtha’s merit is portrayed as comprehensive—protecting not only people but also household dependents and animals.
Yakṣma-tīrtha within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya (Nāgara Khaṇḍa).
No new rite is added; it amplifies the promised result: disease does not manifest, removing the need for remedies.