Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 55
अस्पृश्यस्त्वं द्विजेंद्राणामन्येषां च नृणां भुवि । तवोदकेन ये मर्त्त्याः करिष्यंति कुबुद्धयः
aspṛśyastvaṃ dvijeṃdrāṇāmanyeṣāṃ ca nṛṇāṃ bhuvi | tavodakena ye marttyāḥ kariṣyaṃti kubuddhayaḥ
तुम श्रेष्ठ द्विजों के लिए और पृथ्वी के अन्य मनुष्यों के लिए भी अस्पृश्य हो जाओगे। जो कुबुद्धि मनुष्य तुम्हारे जल का उपयोग करेंगे—
Brāhmaṇas (continuing the curse)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa (forbidden jalāśaya)
Type: ghat
Listener: Pilgrimage-inquirer, unspecified
Scene: Dvijas and pilgrims recoil from a water-body marked as untouchable; a few ‘foolish’ figures approach it, creating a moral contrast tableau.
FAQs
Impurity created by adharma can spread through contact; dharma therefore requires mindful association and use of substances.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where rules of purity and sacred conduct are narrated through the ocean’s curse.
A taboo is implied: avoid contact/use of the cursed water, especially for the dvijas.
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