Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 18
ये नरा व्याधिना ग्रस्ताः काणाश्चांधास्तथा जडाः । हीनांगाश्चाऽधिकांगाश्च कुरूपा विकृताननाः
ye narā vyādhinā grastāḥ kāṇāścāṃdhāstathā jaḍāḥ | hīnāṃgāścā'dhikāṃgāśca kurūpā vikṛtānanāḥ
وہ لوگ جو بیماری میں مبتلا ہیں—کانے، اندھے اور کم عقل—جن کے اعضاء کم یا زیادہ ہیں، اور وہ جو بدصورت اور بگڑے ہوئے چہروں والے ہیں—
Brahmin sages (continuing description of beneficiaries)
Tirtha: Śaṅkhatīrtha
Type: ghat
Scene: A procession of afflicted people—blind, one-eyed, lame, deformed—approach the sacred waters with attendants guiding them; the tīrtha glows with promise.
FAQs
The tīrtha’s grace is portrayed as universally compassionate, extending even to severe physical afflictions.
Śaṅkhatīrtha (the context continues from the previous verse).
Not yet; this verse lists conditions of those who may receive benefit, preparing for the snāna instruction that follows.