Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 22
राजोवाच । तथापि कुरु मे विप्र शापस्यांतं यथेप्सितम् । भक्तियुक्तस्य दीनस्य निर्दोषस्य विशेषतः
rājovāca | tathāpi kuru me vipra śāpasyāṃtaṃ yathepsitam | bhaktiyuktasya dīnasya nirdoṣasya viśeṣataḥ
بادشاہ نے کہا: پھر بھی، اے وِپر (برہمن)، جیسا تم مناسب سمجھو اس شاپ کا انجام میرے لیے مقرر کر دو—خصوصاً اس لیے کہ میں بھکتی والا، درماندہ اور بے قصور ہوں۔
Rājā (the king)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A king, distressed yet composed, kneels with folded hands before Durvāsā, requesting the termination of the curse; the sage stands stern, the hermitage and sacred landscape framing the moral gravity.
FAQs
When faced with karmic consequence, one should seek a dharmic remedy through humility, devotion, and guidance from the wise.
The verse is embedded in a tīrtha-māhātmya narrative arc; it prepares for the liberating sign connected to a sacred liṅga.
No specific rite; it requests a defined termination (anta) of the curse—i.e., a prescribed condition for release.