Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12
क्षयमेष्यसि तस्मात्त्वं यक्ष्मणा नास्ति संशयः । एवं दत्त्वा ततः शापं गतो दक्षः स्वमालयम्
kṣayameṣyasi tasmāttvaṃ yakṣmaṇā nāsti saṃśayaḥ | evaṃ dattvā tataḥ śāpaṃ gato dakṣaḥ svamālayam
„Darum wirst du durch yakṣmā (Schwindsucht) dahinsiechen—ohne Zweifel.“ Nachdem er diesen Fluch ausgesprochen hatte, ging Dakṣa in seine eigene Wohnstatt.
Narrator (context: Dakṣa’s curse is being related)
Scene: Dakṣa pronounces a definitive curse: Candra will waste away with yakṣmā; Dakṣa then turns away and departs to his abode, leaving Candra stricken.
FAQs
Even celestial beings face the moral force of a righteous person’s words; humility and seeking divine refuge are implied remedies.
The wider passage belongs to Arbuda-māhātmya (Mount Arbuda), where Śiva’s grace is later obtained through tapas.
None in this verse; it sets up the karmic consequence (śāpa) that leads to later austerity and worship.