Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 53
सांब उवाच । कृष्णेनाहं सुरश्रेष्ठ शप्तः पापः सुदुर्मतिः । कुष्ठांतं कुरु मे देव यदि तुष्टोऽसि मे प्रभो
sāṃba uvāca | kṛṣṇenāhaṃ suraśreṣṭha śaptaḥ pāpaḥ sudurmatiḥ | kuṣṭhāṃtaṃ kuru me deva yadi tuṣṭo'si me prabho
Sāmba berkata: “Wahai yang termulia di antara para dewa, aku—berdosa dan berakal jahat—telah terkena sumpahan Kṛṣṇa. Wahai Tuhanku, jika Engkau berkenan kepadaku, tamatkanlah penyakit kusta ini.”
Sāmba
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śrī Bhānu (Sūrya)
Scene: Sāmba, afflicted with leprosy, stands in humility before Sūrya, admitting his sin and requesting the end of his disease caused by Kṛṣṇa’s curse.
FAQs
Acknowledging one’s fault and seeking refuge in the divine is framed as the path from karmic suffering toward restoration.
The plea occurs within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya narrative, associating the kṣetra with healing grace through Sūrya.
No formal ritual is detailed in this verse; it is a direct prayer requesting relief from kuṣṭha (leprosy).