Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 186
तस्यां चाप्यल्पशिष्टायां द्वंद्वान्यभ्युत्थितानि वै । शीतातपैर्मनोदुःखैस्ततस्ता दुःखिता भृशम्
tasyāṃ cāpyalpaśiṣṭāyāṃ dvaṃdvānyabhyutthitāni vai | śītātapairmanoduḥkhaistatastā duḥkhitā bhṛśam
Et lorsque de cette abondance il ne resta qu’un peu, les couples d’opposés se levèrent. Tourmentés par le froid et la chaleur, et par les peines du mental, ils furent grandement affligés.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: A once-lush land now sparse; people shiver under cold winds and shield from harsh sun; faces show anxiety and mental distress—dvandva embodied.
FAQs
When dharmic harmony weakens, life becomes ruled by dvandvas (opposites) and inner distress; spiritual steadiness is needed to endure them.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse is a general teaching on the rise of suffering.
No explicit ritual is stated.