Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 3
श्रीमार्कण्डेय उवाच । पुरा शप्तो मुनीन्द्रेण दक्षेण किल भारत । असेवनाद्धि दाराणां क्षयरोगी भविष्यसि
śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca | purā śapto munīndreṇa dakṣeṇa kila bhārata | asevanāddhi dārāṇāṃ kṣayarogī bhaviṣyasi
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya bersabda: “Pada zaman dahulu, wahai Bhārata, baginda benar-benar telah disumpah oleh maharsi Dakṣa: ‘Kerana engkau mengabaikan pergaulan yang wajar dengan isteri-isterimu yang sah, engkau akan ditimpa penyakit susut (kṣaya-roga).’”
Mārkaṇḍeya
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: Mārkaṇḍeya narrates the ancient curse: Dakṣa, stern and radiant, pronounces a boon-like curse; Soma appears waning, pale, with a diminishing crescent, foreshadowing kṣaya-roga.
FAQs
Neglect of prescribed dharma, especially within household life, is portrayed as producing painful karmic consequences.
This verse sets up the Somnātha narrative within the Revā Khaṇḍa; the tīrtha praise unfolds through the ensuing account.
No ritual is specified; it states a curse linked to neglect of marital duty.