So Daksha
became angry, and cursed the Moon-God that he should suffer from kshaya.Kshaya is a
dangerous disease. They call it T.B. now.One who suffers from it coughs incessantly. He
becomes thin and weak. Accordingly the Moon-God lost his lustre.
So he went to Daksha for advice. "I am sorry for my sin. What should I do to get
cured?" asked the Moon-God.
Daksha suggested that he should go to Prabhasa Kshetra in Saurashtra, and worship God
Somanatha.
The Moon-God and Rohini went to Prabhasa, and worshipped Somanatha for several years.
Somanatha was pleased and blessed the Moon-God: "For one fort night you shall grow in
brightness and in the next, you will reduce. That will be your fate from now
on."
