Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 54
तत्किं पानीयदोषो वा किं वा भूमेर्मुनी श्वर । येनेदृक्सहसा यातं विकृतिं मे शरीरकम्
tatkiṃ pānīyadoṣo vā kiṃ vā bhūmermunī śvara | yenedṛksahasā yātaṃ vikṛtiṃ me śarīrakam
हे मुनिश्रेष्ठा, हा पिण्याच्या पाण्याचा दोष आहे काय, की भूमीचा काही विकार? ज्यामुळे माझे शरीर अचानक अशी विकृती पावले.
The king (bhūmipaḥ) addressing sage Viśvāmitra
Tirtha: Puṣkara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Viśvāmitra
Scene: A weary king at the edge of Puṣkara’s waters notices his body suddenly distorted; he turns in alarm toward the sage Viśvāmitra, questioning whether water or earth is at fault.
FAQs
A dhārmic person investigates the moral and ritual cause of suffering rather than blaming the sacred place itself.
Puṣkara is the setting; the teaching will clarify that the tīrtha is holy and the fault lies in the manner of approach.
No direct prescription; it is a diagnostic question that prompts the sage’s explanation.