Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 60
ततो विजयदत्तस्तु दूरमार्गविलंघनात् । बभूवात्यंतमलसो भृशं शीतज्वरार्दितः
tato vijayadattastu dūramārgavilaṃghanāt | babhūvātyaṃtamalaso bhṛśaṃ śītajvarārditaḥ
പിന്നീട് വിജയദത്തൻ ദീർഘമാർഗ്ഗത്തിലെ അതിശ്രമം മൂലം അത്യന്തം ക്ഷീണിച്ച്, കടുത്ത ശീതജ്വരത്തിൽ പീഡിതനായി।
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; specific speaker not explicit in this snippet)
Tirtha: Setukṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The boy Vijayadatta lies shivering, face flushed; the parents hover in worry; the empty shrine feels colder, with wind slipping through pillars.
FAQs
Physical strain accompanies pilgrimage; the narrative prepares the listener to see trials as part of the dharmic journey.
No new site is praised in this verse; it continues the journey narrative associated with Prayāga and onward to Kāśī.
None; the verse describes the onset of illness due to travel.