Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19
ईश्वर उवाच । दक्षशापेन ते चंद्र यक्ष्मा काये व्यवस्थितः । न शक्तो ह्यन्यथा कर्तुं शापस्तस्य महात्मनः
īśvara uvāca | dakṣaśāpena te caṃdra yakṣmā kāye vyavasthitaḥ | na śakto hyanyathā kartuṃ śāpastasya mahātmanaḥ
ഈശ്വരൻ അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു—“ഹേ ചന്ദ്രാ, ദക്ഷന്റെ ശാപം മൂലം യക്ഷ്മ നിന്റെ ദേഹത്തിൽ സ്ഥിതിചെയ്യുന്നു. ആ മഹാത്മാവിന്റെ ശാപം മാറ്റിവയ്ക്കാൻ കഴിയില്ല.”
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Arbuda-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Candra (Soma)
Scene: Śiva explains calmly that yakṣmā resides in Candra due to Dakṣa’s curse, and that the curse cannot be simply overturned; the tone is judicial and compassionate.
FAQs
Cosmic order honors the moral force of a righteous person’s utterance; divine grace often works by mitigation rather than negation.
The teaching occurs within Arbuda-māhātmya, connecting the site with instruction on dharma and divine compassion.
None directly; the verse explains why a complete reversal is not possible, preparing for a balanced boon.