Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 39
मया चिकित्सकाः पृष्टास्तैरुक्तं भेषजं कृतम् । अनेकधा महाभाग परिक्षीणो दिनेदिने
mayā cikitsakāḥ pṛṣṭāstairuktaṃ bheṣajaṃ kṛtam | anekadhā mahābhāga parikṣīṇo dinedine
'நான் மருத்துவர்களைக் கலந்தாலோசித்தேன், அவர்கள் கூறிய மருந்துகளைப் பல வழிகளில் உட்கொண்டேன்; ஆயினும், ஓ মহানுபாவரே! நான் நாளுக்கு நாள் மெலிந்து கொண்டே போகிறேன்.'
Candra (Moon)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Candra recounts consulting physicians and taking many medicines; the imagery can show scattered herbs, bowls, and scrolls, yet his body continues to fade.
FAQs
Material remedies can be limited; Purāṇic dharma points the sufferer toward sacred means—faith, tīrtha, and guidance of tapasvins.
The setting remains Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where a higher remedy is sought beyond ordinary treatment.
None here; the verse contrasts medical effort with continuing decline, preparing for a spiritual prescription.