Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 18
ये नरा व्याधिना ग्रस्ताः काणाश्चांधास्तथा जडाः । हीनांगाश्चाऽधिकांगाश्च कुरूपा विकृताननाः
ye narā vyādhinā grastāḥ kāṇāścāṃdhāstathā jaḍāḥ | hīnāṃgāścā'dhikāṃgāśca kurūpā vikṛtānanāḥ
Les hommes affligés par la maladie — borgnes, aveugles et lents d'esprit — ceux à qui il manque des membres ou qui en ont en trop, et ceux qui sont difformes au visage déformé...
Brahmin sages (continuing description of beneficiaries)
Tirtha: Śaṅkhatīrtha
Type: ghat
Scene: A procession of afflicted people—blind, one-eyed, lame, deformed—approach the sacred waters with attendants guiding them; the tīrtha glows with promise.
FAQs
The tīrtha’s grace is portrayed as universally compassionate, extending even to severe physical afflictions.
Śaṅkhatīrtha (the context continues from the previous verse).
Not yet; this verse lists conditions of those who may receive benefit, preparing for the snāna instruction that follows.