Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 24
जाते वृष्टिनिरोधेऽथ जायंतेऽन्नानि न क्षितौ । अन्नाभावात्क्षयं यांति ततो भूभितले जनाः
jāte vṛṣṭinirodhe'tha jāyaṃte'nnāni na kṣitau | annābhāvātkṣayaṃ yāṃti tato bhūbhitale janāḥ
Ketika hujan tertahan, tiada biji-bijian tumbuh di bumi. Karena ketiadaan makanan, manusia di muka dunia merana, menyusut kekuatannya, lalu binasa.
Narrative voice within the Tīrthamāhātmya dialogue (context: admonitory explanation; likely a deity addressing a king/hero)
Scene: Parched fields under a pale sky; cracked earth; withered crops; thin villagers; empty granaries—an illustrative chain from withheld rain to human decline.
FAQs
Dharma sustains the world through orderly seasons; when rain fails, life collapses—so one must prevent adharma and protect cosmic balance.
This verse functions as a causal teaching within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya; the specific tīrtha is not named in this single shloka.
No direct rite is prescribed here; it states the consequence of rain-stoppage leading to famine and human decline.