Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 3
स्रवद्बुद्बुदगात्रस्तु मक्षिकाकृमिसंवृतः । दुश्चर्मा दुर्मुखो गन्धी प्रस्खलंश्च पदे पदे
sravadbudbudagātrastu makṣikākṛmisaṃvṛtaḥ | duścarmā durmukho gandhī praskhalaṃśca pade pade
كان جسده يرشح بقروحٍ متفقّعة، تحيط به الذباب والديدان؛ جلده قذر، ووجهه قبيح، تفوح منه رائحة كريهة، وكان يتعثّر في كل خطوة.
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Revā/Narmadā-taṭa (episode setting)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A shocking close depiction of the leper-form: blistered, oozing body, swarmed by flies and worms, foul skin and face, stumbling repeatedly—yet with a faint sign of divinity for the perceptive.
FAQs
External ugliness can conceal divinity; dharma demands compassion beyond appearances.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse is a narrative description within the Revā Khaṇḍa setting.
None directly; it supports the moral context for charity and hospitality.