Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 1
गालव उवाच । एवं ते लब्धशापाश्च पार्वतीशाप पीडिताः । अनपत्या बभूवुश्च तथा च प्रतिमानवाः
gālava uvāca | evaṃ te labdhaśāpāśca pārvatīśāpa pīḍitāḥ | anapatyā babhūvuśca tathā ca pratimānavāḥ
Gālava berkata: Demikianlah, setelah terkena sumpahan dan ditimpa sumpah Pārvatī, mereka menjadi mandul; bahkan mereka menjadi seperti arca—berwujud manusia, namun seakan tiada kesinambungan hayat.
Gālava
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (contextual continuation)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Audience within the episode (implied)
Scene: Gālava narrates a tragic transformation: cursed persons stand childless and inert, ‘like images’; the atmosphere is heavy, suggesting the need for Devī’s appeasement and kṣetra remedy.
FAQs
Disrespect or transgression leading to divine curse results in loss of prosperity and continuity, urging humility and dharma.
The passage continues within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya narrative setting.
None in this verse; it narrates the effect of a curse.