Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16
एष मे भगवञ्जातो देहस्यास्य विपर्ययः । कुष्ठरोगाभिभूतात्मा नाहं जीवितुमुत्सहे
eṣa me bhagavañjāto dehasyāsya viparyayaḥ | kuṣṭharogābhibhūtātmā nāhaṃ jīvitumutsahe
"Oh Bendito, este cuerpo mío ha caído en una terrible reversión. Abrumado por la lepra, mi espíritu está destrozado; ya no tengo voluntad de vivir."
The King (addressing Vasiṣṭha)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: The king reveals leprosy-afflicted limbs, face drawn with anguish; he addresses Vasiṣṭha with folded hands, pleading for help; the sage listens with compassion.
FAQs
Suffering is voiced honestly before a sage, turning despair into a dharmic search for purification and grace.
Prabhāsakṣetra is the setting; the specific tīrtha remedy is introduced in the following verses.
None directly; the king is preparing to ask for a remedial vrata, dāna, yajña, or tīrtha-practice.