Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 84
शीतकाले तु शीतेन ह्युष्णकाले च रश्मिभिः । वर्षाकाले तु तोयेन क्लेशं यास्य थ भूरिशः
śītakāle tu śītena hyuṣṇakāle ca raśmibhiḥ | varṣākāle tu toyena kleśaṃ yāsya tha bhūriśaḥ
‘Pada musim dingin kalian akan tersiksa oleh dingin; pada musim panas oleh sinar matahari; dan pada musim hujan oleh air—demikian kalian akan menanggung banyak derita.’
Sāvitrī (Devī)
Scene: A triptych of suffering: shivering in winter, scorched under summer rays, drenched in monsoon—hardship portrayed as the curse’s lived reality.
FAQs
Disrespect toward the sacred and lack of compassion are portrayed as leading to prolonged worldly hardship.
The setting remains the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra-māhātmya within Nāgara-khaṇḍa.
No ritual instruction appears; it is a consequence-oriented statement within a śāpa narrative.