Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 73
सूर्यवारेण यो मर्त्यस्तस्य कृत्वा ण्दक्षिणाम् । नमस्करोति सद्भक्त्या सोऽपि रोगैः प्रमुच्यते
sūryavāreṇa yo martyastasya kṛtvā ṇdakṣiṇām | namaskaroti sadbhaktyā so'pi rogaiḥ pramucyate
Quiconque, un dimanche, accomplit la pradakṣiṇā et se prosterne avec une dévotion authentique, est lui aussi délivré des maladies.
Unnamed Purāṇic narrator
Type: kshetra
Listener: General 'mortal' addressed within the king-directed discourse
Scene: A Sunday morning temple scene: devotees in a line circumambulate and then bow deeply before Sūrya; a sick person is shown recovering, supported by family.
FAQs
Simple acts—circumambulation and heartfelt reverence—become powerful when done with sincere bhakti.
The rite is part of the chapter’s praise of worship at Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra’s Mārtaṇḍa.
On Sunday, do pradakṣiṇā of the Sun-deity and offer namaskāra with true devotion to gain freedom from disease.