Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 136
दधीचिना शिवो दृष्टो विज्ञप्तः शापमोचने । कथं शापं मया दत्तं तरिष्यंति तवाज्ञया
dadhīcinā śivo dṛṣṭo vijñaptaḥ śāpamocane | kathaṃ śāpaṃ mayā dattaṃ tariṣyaṃti tavājñayā
Dadhīci vit Śiva et le supplia de le délivrer de la malédiction, disant : «La malédiction que j’ai prononcée, comment la surmonteront-ils par ton ordre ?»
Dadhīci (addressing Śiva)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Dadhīci
Scene: Sage Dadhīci, austere and radiant, stands with folded hands before Śiva, pleading for the means to lift a curse; the setting hints at a coastal Prabhāsa landscape with tīrtha markers and pilgrims.
FAQs
Even severe karmic constraints like curses are ultimately resolved through divine sanction and compassionate intervention.
The episode is part of the Prabhāsa-kṣetra account, within Vastrāpathakṣetra Māhātmya.
No explicit ritual is stated here; the focus is on seeking śāpa-mocana through prayerful petition to Śiva.