Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 44
द्विजराजः स गर्विष्ठो रोहिणीप्रेमनिर्भरः । कृत्तिकादिषु चास्नेही मया शप्तः क्षयीकृतः
dvijarājaḥ sa garviṣṭho rohiṇīpremanirbharaḥ | kṛttikādiṣu cāsnehī mayā śaptaḥ kṣayīkṛtaḥ
அந்த த்விஜராஜன் சந்திரன் அகந்தையால் மிதந்து, ரோஹிணீப் பிரேமத்தில் முழுதும் மூழ்கி, கிருத்திகை முதலிய மனைவியரிடம் அன்பில்லாதவனாய் இருந்தான்; என் சாபத்தால் அவன் க்ஷயமடைந்தான்.
Dakṣa Prajāpati (implied by the surrounding narrative of Dakṣa’s actions and grievance)
Scene: Dakṣa’s curse takes effect: the radiant Moon, once full and proud, begins to pale and diminish; Rohiṇī stands favored while Kṛttikā and other nakṣatra-wives appear slighted, their faces sorrowful; the cosmic sky becomes the stage of moral consequence.
FAQs
Partiality born of pride leads to imbalance and downfall; dharma requires fairness and restraint of attachment.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it belongs to the Kāśī-khaṇḍa’s broader sacred narrative frame.
None in this verse; it is a mythic-ethical account (ākhyāna) explaining a curse and its consequence.