Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 182
अत्र देशो मरुर्नाम जलवृक्षविवर्जितः । तत्र देशे महारौद्रे जनकस्ते नरोत्तम
atra deśo marurnāma jalavṛkṣavivarjitaḥ | tatra deśe mahāraudre janakaste narottama
“Di sini ada suatu wilayah bernama Maru, tanpa air dan tanpa pepohonan. Di tanah yang amat mengerikan itu, wahai insan utama, ayahmu kini berada.”
Nārada
Tirtha: Maru-deśa (as karmic destination, not a praised tīrtha here)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (implied)
Scene: Nārada points toward a vision of ‘Maru’: a waterless, treeless expanse under a harsh sun; the king recoils as he hears his father abides there.
FAQs
Adharma leads to barren, harsh conditions—symbolically and literally—reflecting the soul’s karmic deprivation.
No tīrtha is praised in this verse; it contrasts sacred merit with the bleakness of a karmic realm.
None; it is a descriptive revelation of the father’s location/condition.