Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 19
तस्माद्ब्रूहि शरीरस्थो यस्ते व्याधिर्व्यवस्थितः । येनाऽहं निग्रहं तस्य करोमि द्विजसत्तम
tasmādbrūhi śarīrastho yaste vyādhirvyavasthitaḥ | yenā'haṃ nigrahaṃ tasya karomi dvijasattama
«Dis-moi donc quelle maladie s’est établie dans ton corps, afin que je la réprime, ô le plus éminent des brāhmanes.»
Ajo (king)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The king, intent on helping, asks the brāhmaṇa to specify the disease lodged in his body so it can be restrained.
FAQs
Dharma acts through inquiry and remedy: naming the affliction is the first step toward its restraint, reflecting responsible leadership and compassionate action.
The conversation occurs in the Hāṭakeśvara kṣetra narrative of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa.
None explicitly; the verse focuses on diagnosis and the promise of protection.