Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 35
राजोवाच । तव यो वासरे प्राप्ते तैलाभ्यंगं करोति वै । तस्याऽन्यदिवसं यावत्पीडा कार्या न च त्वया
rājovāca | tava yo vāsare prāpte tailābhyaṃgaṃ karoti vai | tasyā'nyadivasaṃ yāvatpīḍā kāryā na ca tvayā
രാജാവ് പറഞ്ഞു—നിന്റെ ദിവസം വന്നപ്പോൾ ആരെങ്കിലും സത്യമായി തൈലാഭ്യംഗം ചെയ്യുകയാണെങ്കിൽ, അവനോട് അടുത്ത ദിവസം വരെ നീ യാതൊരു പീഡയും വരുത്തരുത്।
Rājā Daśaratha (king)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The king articulates a boon-condition: devotees who perform oil anointing on the deity’s day should be spared affliction until the next day; the scene shows the king instructing with compassionate firmness.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma links disciplined observance to protection: sincere ritual action is presented as a shield against suffering.
This line is part of a broader māhātmya narrative; the verse itself focuses on Śani-related observance rather than a named location.
Tailābhyaṅga (oil anointing/massage) performed on Śanaiścara’s day (commonly Śanivāra/Saturday) to mitigate Śani’s affliction.