Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 137
ब्रह्मशापो रुद्रशापो विष्णुशापस्तथैव च । द्विजशापस्तथा भूयादिदं स्थानं विलुंपतः
brahmaśāpo rudraśāpo viṣṇuśāpastathaiva ca | dvijaśāpastathā bhūyādidaṃ sthānaṃ viluṃpataḥ
ഈ പുണ്യസ്ഥലം കവർന്നു നശിപ്പിക്കുന്നവന്റെ മേൽ ബ്രഹ്മശാപം, രുദ്രശാപം, വിഷ്ണുശാപം, കൂടാതെ ദ്വിജശാപവും പതിക്കട്ടെ।
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.