Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 47
रावणस्तं विदित्वा तु ज्वरं परमदारुणम् । प्रोवाच तिष्ठतु नृपस्तेन मे न प्रयोजनम्
rāvaṇastaṃ viditvā tu jvaraṃ paramadāruṇam | provāca tiṣṭhatu nṛpastena me na prayojanam
അത്യന്തം ഭീകരമായ ആ ജ്വരത്തെ തിരിച്ചറിഞ്ഞ രാവണൻ പറഞ്ഞു—“ആ രാജാവ് അങ്ങനെ തന്നെയിരിക്കട്ടെ; എനിക്ക് അവനാൽ കാര്യമില്ല।”
Narrator (within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya context)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Rāvaṇa, having identified the dreadful Jvara, raises a hand in refusal and speaks with forced composure; courtiers recoil as the fever-spirit looms.
FAQs
Even mighty beings withdraw when confronted with overwhelming suffering; worldly power yields before severe affliction.
The broader setting is Prabhāsa Kṣetra, whose māhātmya frames these narratives of protection and relief.
No direct ritual is prescribed in this verse; it is a narrative statement within the māhātmya.