Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 186
तस्यां चाप्यल्पशिष्टायां द्वंद्वान्यभ्युत्थितानि वै । शीतातपैर्मनोदुःखैस्ततस्ता दुःखिता भृशम्
tasyāṃ cāpyalpaśiṣṭāyāṃ dvaṃdvānyabhyutthitāni vai | śītātapairmanoduḥkhaistatastā duḥkhitā bhṛśam
ആ സമൃദ്ധിയിൽ അല്പം മാത്രമേ ശേഷിച്ചിരുന്നുള്ളൂ; അപ്പോൾ ദ്വന്ദ്വങ്ങൾ ഉയർന്നു. ശീതവും ചൂടും, മനോദുഃഖങ്ങളും മൂലം അവർ അത്യന്തം പീഡിതരായി.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: A once-lush land now sparse; people shiver under cold winds and shield from harsh sun; faces show anxiety and mental distress—dvandva embodied.
FAQs
When dharmic harmony weakens, life becomes ruled by dvandvas (opposites) and inner distress; spiritual steadiness is needed to endure them.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse is a general teaching on the rise of suffering.
No explicit ritual is stated.