Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 183
हृष्टपुष्टास्तथा वृद्धाः प्रजा वै विगतज्वराः । ततः कालेन केनापि तासां वृद्धे रसेंद्रिये
hṛṣṭapuṣṭāstathā vṛddhāḥ prajā vai vigatajvarāḥ | tataḥ kālena kenāpi tāsāṃ vṛddhe raseṃdriye
Le peuple était joyeux, bien nourri et de longue vie, véritablement exempt de fièvre. Puis, avec le temps, leur sens du goût s’accrut.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: Prosperous, radiant people—strong, aged yet vigorous—living without illness; a subtle visual cue of emerging desire as they look longingly at richer foods.
FAQs
Even amidst health and prosperity, unchecked growth of sensory appetite becomes a seed of decline; dharma emphasizes mastery of the senses.
No holy place is mentioned in this verse.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the point is ethical-psychological (sense discipline).