Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 60
मद्वाक्याद्याति नो नाशं यावदेतज्जगत्त्रयम् । अकालेनापि देवेन्द्र सस्याभावाद्बुभुक्षया
madvākyādyāti no nāśaṃ yāvadetajjagattrayam | akālenāpi devendra sasyābhāvādbubhukṣayā
“میرے کلام سے، جب تک یہ تینوں لوک قائم ہیں، تب تک ہلاکت نہ ہوگی۔ اے دیویندر! بے وقت کی ذرا سی تاخیر بھی—فصل نہ ہونے کے سبب—بھوک لے آتی ہے۔”
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.