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
Assim interpelado por aquele viajante, o brāhmaṇa, afligido de lepra, voltou então o olhar para o rosto de sua própria esposa, com o coração pesado de tristeza.
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.