Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 52
शृणु राजन्पुरा वृत्तं तत्राश्चर्यं यदुत्तमम् । कश्चित्पापसमाचारः कुष्ठी क्षामतनुर्नरः
śṛṇu rājanpurā vṛttaṃ tatrāścaryaṃ yaduttamam | kaścitpāpasamācāraḥ kuṣṭhī kṣāmatanurnaraḥ
Wahai Raja, dengarkan kisah lama—sebuah keajaiban mulia yang terjadi di sana. Ada seorang lelaki berperilaku dosa, terkena kusta, tubuhnya kurus dan lemah.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) beginning an illustrative legend (deduced; addressed to 'rājan')
Tirtha: Arbuda-tīrtha (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Rājā (king)
Scene: A kingly audience listens as a narrator introduces an ancient marvel: a leprous, emaciated man stands at the edge of a sacred locale, marked by dust, heat, and social marginality.
FAQs
Even severe sin and suffering become the backdrop for a transformative miracle when one connects to a powerful sacred place and observance.
The ‘there’ continues the Arbuda-kṣetra/Sumaheśvara context of this chapter’s māhātmya.
None in this verse; it introduces a narrative example meant to demonstrate the efficacy of the preceding observance.