Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 20
दुर्नामकास्तथा चान्ये कुष्ठरोगास्तथा परे । क्षयरोगास्तथा चान्ये वातगुल्मास्तथैव च । अन्ये चैव तु ये केचिद्व्याधयस्तु प्रकीर्त्तिताः
durnāmakāstathā cānye kuṣṭharogāstathā pare | kṣayarogāstathā cānye vātagulmāstathaiva ca | anye caiva tu ye kecidvyādhayastu prakīrttitāḥ
Также злокачественные опухоли и иные недуги — проказа (куштха) и прочие болезни, чахотка/истощение (кшая) и другие изнуряющие хвори, расстройства ваты и брюшные опухоли — и какие бы ещё болезни ни были названы —
Śiva (Someśvara/Kālāgnirudra) to Devī (Deveśī)
Tirtha: Someśvara (within Prabhāsa-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A procession of afflicted pilgrims—lepers, consumptives, those with swellings—arrive at the coastal kṣetra, supported by family, carrying offerings, eyes fixed on the distant temple spire.
FAQs
The māhātmya portrays tīrtha-darśana as transformative—relieving even grave afflictions when approached with faith.
Prabhāsa kṣetra, specifically through connection to Śrī Someśvara.
The verse lists conditions; the remedy (Someśvara-darśana) is stated explicitly in the next verse.