Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 73
स्वधया स्वाहया सार्धं सदा दुःखसमन्वितः । नैवाप्स्यसि परं सौख्यं सर्वकालं यथा पुरा
svadhayā svāhayā sārdhaṃ sadā duḥkhasamanvitaḥ | naivāpsyasi paraṃ saukhyaṃ sarvakālaṃ yathā purā
ஸ்வதா, ஸ்வாஹா ஆகியோருடன் நீ எப்போதும் துயரத்தால் சூழப்பட்டிருப்பாய்; முன்புபோல் எந்தக் காலத்திலும் பரம ஆனந்தத்தை அடையமாட்டாய்।
Unspecified (curse continuation; context suggests address to Agni, who is associated with Svāhā; Svadhā linked with Pitṛ offerings)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Agni flanked by personified Svāhā and Svadhā (two feminine deities), all three shown with downcast expressions; flames subdued; a shadow of sorrow over the yajña space.
FAQs
Sacred roles and mantric associations do not protect one who violates dharma; moral failure yields lasting distress.
No tīrtha is named in this verse.
It references the ritual utterances/personifications Svāhā and Svadhā, but gives no prescriptive rite.