Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 102
म्लेच्छेषु पर्वतीयेषु कुत्सिते कुष्ठिते तथा । वाचाटे चावलिप्ते च अभिशस्ते दुरात्मनि । एवंविधे नरे तुभ्यं वसतिः शापकारिता
mleccheṣu parvatīyeṣu kutsite kuṣṭhite tathā | vācāṭe cāvalipte ca abhiśaste durātmani | evaṃvidhe nare tubhyaṃ vasatiḥ śāpakāritā
“ഈ ശാപം മൂലം നിന്റെ വാസം ഇത്തരത്തിലുള്ള മനുഷ്യരിൽ ആയിരിക്കും—മ്ലേച്ഛരിൽ, പർവ്വതവാസികളിൽ, നിന്ദ്യരിൽ, കുഷ്ഠരോഗികളിൽ, വാചാലരിൽ, അഹങ്കാരികളിൽ, അഭിശപ്തരിൽ, ദുഷ്ടാത്മാക്കളിൽ.”
Sāvitrī
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sāvitrī’s curse expands into a tableau of human vices: figures representing arrogance, incessant chatter, condemnation, and sickness appear as symbolic shadows; Lakṣmī’s radiance dims as she is shown moving among them unwillingly.
FAQs
It teaches that prosperity and divine grace are conditioned by conduct; adharma becomes a ‘habitat’ that attracts misfortune and instability.
Prabhāsakṣetra is the overarching sacred context, though the verse itself is a moral-curse description.
None directly; the implied prescription is ethical—avoid arrogance, wickedness, and condemned conduct to remain aligned with dharma.