Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4
अनुग्रहार्थं शापस्य सांबो जांबवतीसुतः । प्रसन्नवदनो भूत्वा विष्णुः प्रोवाच तं प्रति
anugrahārthaṃ śāpasya sāṃbo jāṃbavatīsutaḥ | prasannavadano bhūtvā viṣṇuḥ provāca taṃ prati
Để ban ân giải thoát khỏi lời nguyền cho Sāmba, con của Jāmbavatī, Viṣṇu—với dung nhan hiền hòa, hoan hỷ—đã cất lời với chàng.
Narrator (introducing Viṣṇu’s instruction to Sāmba)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (as prescribed remedy)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Viṣṇu, serene and smiling, turns toward the penitent Sāmba and begins to speak, offering a path to relief from the curse.
FAQs
Divine grace responds to sincere seeking; the Lord guides the devotee toward the proper sacred remedy.
The guidance will point toward Prabhāsa-kṣetra, the famed field of sacred resolution.
No specific rite is detailed here; the verse introduces Viṣṇu’s forthcoming instruction.