Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 16
रोगैर्निपीड्यते नित्यं न क्वचित्सुखमाप्नुयुः । तथेति च ततो देवाः शक्राद्याः सुरसत्तमाः
rogairnipīḍyate nityaṃ na kvacitsukhamāpnuyuḥ | tatheti ca tato devāḥ śakrādyāḥ surasattamāḥ
وہ ہمیشہ بیماریوں سے ستایا جاتا ہے اور کہیں بھی سکھ نہیں پاتا۔ تب شکر (اِندر) وغیرہ برترین دیوتاؤں نے کہا—‘تتھاستُو، ایسا ہی ہو۔’
Devāḥ (Śakra/Indra and others)
Scene: Indra and the devas pronounce the final assent—‘tathā’—as if sealing a decree; the consequence is shown as a shadow of illness over the transgressor.
FAQs
Disregarding dharmic procedure brings tangible suffering; divine order is portrayed as morally causal.
Dharmāraṇya provides the sacred context; the verse stresses consequence rather than site-glorification.
No new rite is prescribed; the verse concludes the warning with consequences and divine assent.