Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 31
चंडालांश्च समानीय दधुर्देवस्य ते पुरः । तथापि तस्य वृद्धिस्तु नैव निर्वर्तते पुनः
caṃḍālāṃśca samānīya dadhurdevasya te puraḥ | tathāpi tasya vṛddhistu naiva nirvartate punaḥ
Mereka membawa para caṇḍāla dan menempatkan mereka di hadapan Sang Dewa; namun demikian, pembengkakan itu sama sekali tidak juga mereda kembali.
Narrator (contextual; purāṇic narrator within Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Liṅga-sthāna in Dharmāraṇya (implied)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Several caṇḍālas are brought and made to stand before the liṅga; the devas wait, but the ominous ‘swelling increase’ remains—shown as a lingering dark aura or rising pressure in the sky.
FAQs
External compliance is insufficient; the remedy must match the precise dharmic condition intended by the divine command.
Dharmāraṇya’s sacred liṅga is implied as the locus where extraordinary signs manifest and require correct ritual response.
They attempt the prescribed placement of caṇḍālas before the deity, but it proves incomplete without further specification.