Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3
कण्डूः पामाथ दद्रूणि मंडलानि विचर्चिका । दर्शनात्तस्य नश्यन्ति जन्तूनां भावितात्मनाम्
kaṇḍūḥ pāmātha dadrūṇi maṃḍalāni vicarcikā | darśanāttasya naśyanti jantūnāṃ bhāvitātmanām
Démangeaisons, gale, teigne, éruptions en cercles et eczéma : par la seule vision de cette présence sacrée, ces maux s’évanouissent chez les êtres dont l’esprit est purifié et maîtrisé.
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.