Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 79
न च क्षीरप्रदा गावो यद्यपि स्युः सुपोषिताः । न भवंति प्रभू ताश्च यत्नेनापि सुरक्षिताः
na ca kṣīrapradā gāvo yadyapi syuḥ supoṣitāḥ | na bhavaṃti prabhū tāśca yatnenāpi surakṣitāḥ
Selbst wenn die Kühe gut genährt sind, geben sie keine Milch; und obwohl man sie mit Mühe sorgfältig schützt, gedeihen sie nicht und werden nicht ertragreich.
Skanda (deduced; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A cowshed with well-fed cows yet empty milk pots; caretakers look bewildered; protective fences and guards are shown, but the herd appears listless; a small shrine with a lamp indicates the missing spiritual axis.
FAQs
Without dharma, even sincere effort fails to produce fruit—abundance and nourishment diminish.
No tīrtha is named; the verse is part of a broader depiction of inauspicious conditions.
None.