Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 60
मद्वाक्याद्याति नो नाशं यावदेतज्जगत्त्रयम् । अकालेनापि देवेन्द्र सस्याभावाद्बुभुक्षया
madvākyādyāti no nāśaṃ yāvadetajjagattrayam | akālenāpi devendra sasyābhāvādbubhukṣayā
“ด้วยวาจาของเรา ตราบใดที่ไตรโลกยังดำรงอยู่ ความพินาศจักไม่บังเกิด โอ้เทวेंद्र แม้ความล่าช้าอันไม่ถูกกาล—เพราะพืชผลขาดแคลน—ย่อมนำความอดอยากมา”
Pitāmaha (Brahmā)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devendra (Indra)
Scene: Brahmā assures Indra that by his word the worlds will not perish, warning that even a delay causes crop failure and hunger; imagery of parched fields transitioning toward rain-bearing clouds.
FAQs
Compassionate governance—cosmic or royal—prioritizes the prevention of hunger; timely sustenance is a core expression of dharma.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it emphasizes universal welfare that underlies tīrtha-māhātmya teachings.
None; the instruction is practical and dharmic: ensure timely rain to prevent famine.