Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

सांब उवाच । कृष्णेनाहं सुरश्रेष्ठ शप्तः पापः सुदुर्मतिः । कुष्ठांतं कुरु मे देव यदि तुष्टोऽसि मे प्रभो

Transliteration

sāṃba uvāca | kṛṣṇenāhaṃ suraśreṣṭha śaptaḥ pāpaḥ sudurmatiḥ | kuṣṭhāṃtaṃ kuru me deva yadi tuṣṭo'si me prabho

Translation

萨姆巴说道：“噢诸天之最胜者，我这罪人、心智邪昧者，已被克里希纳所诅咒。噢主宰，若你垂悦于我，愿终止我这麻风之苦。”

Word by Word

• sāṃbaḥ: Sāmba
• sāṃbaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāmba (प्रातिपदिक; संज्ञा)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• kṛṣṇena: by Kṛṣṇa
• kṛṣṇena: Kartr-karana (Agent in passive/कर्तृ-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• aham: I
• aham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• suraśreṣṭha: O best of the gods
• suraśreṣṭha: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura + śreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (surāṇāṃ śreṣṭhaḥ)

• śaptaḥ: cursed
• śaptaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śap (धातु) → śapta (कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (cursed)

• pāpaḥ: sinful
• pāpaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• sudurmatiḥ: very wicked-minded
• sudurmatiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su + durmati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘सु’ उपसर्गवत् तीव्रार्थे (very)

• kuṣṭhāntam: the end of leprosy (cure)
• kuṣṭhāntam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuṣṭha + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (kuṣṭhasya antaḥ = end of leprosy)

• kuru: do, make
• kuru: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• me: for me / to me
• me: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Genitive/Dative), एकवचन; अत्र चतुर्थी-अर्थे (to me/for me)

• deva: O god
• deva: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• yadi: if
• yadi: Avyaya (Conjunction/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction; if)

• tuṣṭaḥ: pleased
• tuṣṭaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tuṣ (धातु) → tuṣṭa (कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

• asi: you are
• asi: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• me: of me / my
• me: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• prabho: O lord
• prabho: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Sāmba

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śrī Bhānu (Sūrya)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sāmba, afflicted with leprosy, stands in humility before Sūrya, admitting his sin and requesting the end of his disease caused by Kṛṣṇa’s curse.

Characters & Entities

• Sāmba
• Kṛṣṇa
• Sūrya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Acknowledging one’s fault and seeking refuge in the divine is framed as the path from karmic suffering toward restoration.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The plea occurs within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya narrative, associating the kṣetra with healing grace through Sūrya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal ritual is detailed in this verse; it is a direct prayer requesting relief from kuṣṭha (leprosy).