Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12
शुष्का महीरुहाः सर्वे तथा ये च जलाशयाः । नद्यश्च स्वल्पतोयाश्च गंगाद्या अपि संस्थिताः
śuṣkā mahīruhāḥ sarve tathā ye ca jalāśayāḥ | nadyaśca svalpatoyāśca gaṃgādyā api saṃsthitāḥ
Muôn cây đều khô héo, ao hồ và các nơi chứa nước cũng vậy. Sông ngòi chỉ còn ít nước—ngay cả sông Gaṅgā và những đại hà khác cũng chỉ còn dòng chảy mỏng manh.
Skanda (deduced; Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narration style)
Tirtha: Gaṅgā (referential)
Type: river
Scene: A vast riverbed with only a thin ribbon of water; dried trees along the bank; empty ponds cracked like pottery; pilgrims staring in disbelief at the diminished Gaṅgā.
FAQs
The drying of nature—even revered rivers—signals a cosmic-moral imbalance; Purāṇas present dharma and sacred acts as restoring harmony.
Gaṅgā is mentioned as a sacred river, but the verse mainly paints the drought backdrop within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s tīrtha narrative.
None; it is descriptive, establishing the severity of the drought.
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