Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3
कण्डूः पामाथ दद्रूणि मंडलानि विचर्चिका । दर्शनात्तस्य नश्यन्ति जन्तूनां भावितात्मनाम्
kaṇḍūḥ pāmātha dadrūṇi maṃḍalāni vicarcikā | darśanāttasya naśyanti jantūnāṃ bhāvitātmanām
Itching, scabies, ringworm, circular eruptions, and eczema—by merely beholding that sacred presence, these afflictions are destroyed for beings whose minds are purified and disciplined.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; specific speaker not explicit in the snippet)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A line of pilgrims with visible skin afflictions approach the sanctum; upon darśana their bodies appear cleansed and radiant, while the disciplined devotees stand calm, eyes steady, hands folded.
FAQs
Darśana of a sacred śaiva tīrtha, when approached with a purified mind, is praised as both spiritually and bodily purifying.
A healing tīrtha associated with Śambhu (Śiva) in Nāgarakhaṇḍa, Adhyāya 55; the precise name is clarified in the surrounding verses describing the kuṇḍa and Śiva’s presence.
Darśana (reverent viewing) of the sacred presence/place is presented as the effective act here.