Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 24
जाते वृष्टिनिरोधेऽथ जायंतेऽन्नानि न क्षितौ । अन्नाभावात्क्षयं यांति ततो भूभितले जनाः
jāte vṛṣṭinirodhe'tha jāyaṃte'nnāni na kṣitau | annābhāvātkṣayaṃ yāṃti tato bhūbhitale janāḥ
Apabila hujan terhalang, bijirin tidak tumbuh di bumi. Kerana ketiadaan makanan, manusia di permukaan dunia pun merosot dan binasa.
Narrative voice within the Tīrthamāhātmya dialogue (context: admonitory explanation; likely a deity addressing a king/hero)
Scene: Parched fields under a pale sky; cracked earth; withered crops; thin villagers; empty granaries—an illustrative chain from withheld rain to human decline.
FAQs
Dharma sustains the world through orderly seasons; when rain fails, life collapses—so one must prevent adharma and protect cosmic balance.
This verse functions as a causal teaching within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya; the specific tīrtha is not named in this single shloka.
No direct rite is prescribed here; it states the consequence of rain-stoppage leading to famine and human decline.