Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 32
नन्द उवाच । कुष्ठेन महता व्याप्तं पश्य मां सुरसत्तम । यथाऽयं नाशमायाति तथा कुरु दिवाकर
nanda uvāca | kuṣṭhena mahatā vyāptaṃ paśya māṃ surasattama | yathā'yaṃ nāśamāyāti tathā kuru divākara
നന്ദൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ ദേവശ്രേഷ്ഠാ, എന്നെ നോക്കുക; ഭയങ്കര കുഷ്ഠരോഗം എന്നെ വ്യാപിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു. ഹേ ദിവാകരാ, ഈ രോഗം നശിക്കുന്നവിധം ചെയ്യണമേ।
Nanda — explicitly stated
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Nandāditya sannidhāna)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Divākara (Sūrya)
Scene: Nanda, visibly afflicted with severe leprosy, stands with folded hands before the radiant Sūrya, pleading for the destruction of the disease; compassion and urgency dominate the scene.
FAQs
Suffering is transformed into devotion when the afflicted directly petitions the deity with sincerity and humility.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where Sūrya’s presence is invoked for healing and restoration.
A direct prayer (ārādhanā/ārti-like supplication) to Sūrya for removal of disease.