Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 183
हृष्टपुष्टास्तथा वृद्धाः प्रजा वै विगतज्वराः । ततः कालेन केनापि तासां वृद्धे रसेंद्रिये
hṛṣṭapuṣṭāstathā vṛddhāḥ prajā vai vigatajvarāḥ | tataḥ kālena kenāpi tāsāṃ vṛddhe raseṃdriye
மக்கள் மகிழ்ச்சியுடன், நன்கு ஊட்டமடைந்து, நீண்ட ஆயுளுடன்—உண்மையிலே காய்ச்சலின்றி இருந்தனர். பின்னர் காலம் சென்றபோது அவர்களின் ருசி உணர்வு அதிகரித்தது.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: Prosperous, radiant people—strong, aged yet vigorous—living without illness; a subtle visual cue of emerging desire as they look longingly at richer foods.
FAQs
Even amidst health and prosperity, unchecked growth of sensory appetite becomes a seed of decline; dharma emphasizes mastery of the senses.
No holy place is mentioned in this verse.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the point is ethical-psychological (sense discipline).