Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7
मुखशुद्धिं च कृत्वाऽदौ स्नानं कृत्वा विशेषतः । वस्त्रशुद्धिं देह शुद्धिं कृत्वा सूर्यं स्पृशेत्ततः
mukhaśuddhiṃ ca kṛtvā'dau snānaṃ kṛtvā viśeṣataḥ | vastraśuddhiṃ deha śuddhiṃ kṛtvā sūryaṃ spṛśettataḥ
أولًا طهِّر الفم، ثم اغتسل بعنايةٍ خاصة؛ وبعد تطهير الثياب والجسد، فليدنُ المرءُ ثم يلمس على وجه الطقس صورة سوريَا، إله الشمس.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevi/Maheśvarī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A devotee at dawn: rinsing mouth, bathing, donning clean cloth, then stepping toward a sun shrine; water vessels, clean white garments, and the first rays of morning set a disciplined tone.
FAQs
Outer cleanliness supports inner reverence; śauca (purity) is presented as the gateway to effective worship in a sacred kṣetra.
The worship protocol pertains to Sūrya worship at Arkasthala within Prabhāsakṣetra.
Perform mukha-śuddhi, careful snāna, and purification of clothes and body before ritually approaching/touching the Sūrya image.