Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 137
ब्रह्मशापो रुद्रशापो विष्णुशापस्तथैव च । द्विजशापस्तथा भूयादिदं स्थानं विलुंपतः
brahmaśāpo rudraśāpo viṣṇuśāpastathaiva ca | dvijaśāpastathā bhūyādidaṃ sthānaṃ viluṃpataḥ
សូមឲ្យសាបព្រហ្មា សាបរុទ្រៈ និងសាបវិស្ណុ ដូចគ្នានោះផង ហើយសាបរបស់ទ្វិជៈ (ព្រះព្រាហ្មណ៍) ក៏ដូចគ្នា ធ្លាក់លើអ្នកណាដែលហ៊ានបំផ្លាញ ឬលួចប្លន់ទីស្ថានបរិសុទ្ធនេះ។
Narrator voice within Lomaharṣaṇa’s telling (deduced)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A solemn pronouncement of curses: the cosmic triad and the twice-born stand as guardians; the sacred place is shown with a protective aura, while a shadowy figure of a would-be despoiler recoils.
FAQs
Holy places must be protected; violating them is a grave adharma that invites powerful spiritual consequences.
A particular ‘sthāna’ is defended, but its proper name is not included in this excerpt.
No ritual is prescribed; the verse functions as a protective imprecation against desecration.