Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 43
अनिमित्तमहं तात भावदोषविवर्जितः । शप्तो न मेऽत्र वै कुद्धो दुर्वासा नान्यथा वदेत्
animittamahaṃ tāta bhāvadoṣavivarjitaḥ | śapto na me'tra vai kuddho durvāsā nānyathā vadet
হে পিতা! অকারণে, অভিপ্রায়ের দোষহীন হয়েও আমি শাপপ্রাপ্ত হয়েছি। এ বিষয়ে আমার সত্য ক্রোধ নেই; দুর্বাসা অন্যথা বলেন না।
Sāmba
Tirtha: Prabhāsa (implicit prāyaścitta destination)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sāmba speaks to his father with composed restraint, palms slightly open in explanation; the atmosphere is sober, emphasizing acceptance rather than protest.
FAQs
A sage’s utterance is treated as inexorable; Dharma teaches acceptance and transformation through penance rather than resentment.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra is the destination where the curse’s burden is addressed through worship and austerity.
No explicit ritual here; it affirms the authority of ṛṣi-vākya, prompting the later tapas.