Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 118
तथा च पांडुरोगित्वं हुतभुक्प्राप्तवान्पुरा । अतिभक्षणं न युक्तं तस्मात्कुरु मतिं मम
tathā ca pāṃḍurogitvaṃ hutabhukprāptavānpurā | atibhakṣaṇaṃ na yuktaṃ tasmātkuru matiṃ mama
اور قدیم زمانے میں ہُتَبھُک، یعنی اگنی دیوتا، بھی پاندُو روگ (زردی) میں مبتلا ہوا تھا۔ اس لیے حد سے زیادہ کھانا مناسب نہیں؛ پس میری نصیحت قبول کرو۔
A Cāraṇa messenger (advising Viṣṇu/Janārdana)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A didactic moment: a divine speaker warns against excessive eating, citing Hutabhuk (Agni) once afflicted by pāṇḍu-roga; the setting evokes a sacred coastal tīrtha atmosphere with assembled devas.
FAQs
Excess—even in the pursuit of a goal—creates imbalance; moderation is aligned with dharma.
The discourse belongs to Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, centered on the sacred Prabhāsa region.
No explicit rite is stated; the verse offers a cautionary precedent (Agni’s affliction) to guide conduct.