Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 41
एवमुक्तः स पांथेन तेन विप्रः स कुष्ठभाक् । वीक्षांचक्रे ततो वक्त्रं स्वपत्न्या दुःखसंयुतः
evamuktaḥ sa pāṃthena tena vipraḥ sa kuṣṭhabhāk | vīkṣāṃcakre tato vaktraṃ svapatnyā duḥkhasaṃyutaḥ
Ainsi interpellé par ce voyageur, le brāhmane, atteint de lèpre, porta alors son regard sur le visage de sa propre épouse, le cœur accablé de chagrin.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Tīrthamāhātmya context; specific speaker not stated in snippet)
Tirtha: Bhāskara-traya kṣetra (implied in immediate narrative)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A leprosy-afflicted brāhmaṇa, shoulders slumped, turns to look at his wife; her face shows pain and steadfastness; the traveler stands nearby, having just spoken, ready to depart.
FAQs
Suffering becomes a turning-point when one seeks dharmic counsel and prepares for sacred action (yātrā and darśana).
The verse sets up the pilgrimage context; the specific sites are named in subsequent verses (Muṇḍīrasvāmin and related deities/places).
No explicit ritual is stated here; the focus is the emotional and moral pivot toward pilgrimage and darśana.