Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 62
यथायथा प्रयुञ्जीरन्होमांते सुसमा हिताः । तथातथास्य भूपस्य वृद्धिं रोगः प्रगच्छति
yathāyathā prayuñjīranhomāṃte susamā hitāḥ | tathātathāsya bhūpasya vṛddhiṃ rogaḥ pragacchati
होमाच्या शेवटी ते जितके-जितके विधीपूर्वक प्रयत्न करीत, तितके-तितके—पूर्ण एकाग्र असूनही—त्या राजाचा रोग वाढतच जाई।
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)
Tirtha: Camatkārapura
Type: kshetra
Scene: Despite the completed homa, the king appears weaker; priests look concerned; the fire dies down; attendants exchange worried glances—an ominous reversal after a solemn rite.
FAQs
The text signals that some afflictions persist until the true cause—often a curse, offense, or destined karmic knot—is identified and addressed.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it heightens the narrative tension within the tīrthamāhātmya.
Continuation/application of homa-related rites (homānte), though the verse emphasizes the lack of immediate relief.