मुखशुद्धिमकृत्वा यो भास्करं स्पृशति द्विजः । त्रीणि वर्षसहस्राणि स कुष्ठी जायते नरः
mukhaśuddhimakṛtvā yo bhāskaraṃ spṛśati dvijaḥ | trīṇi varṣasahasrāṇi sa kuṣṭhī jāyate naraḥ
जो द्विज मुखशुद्धी न करता भास्कराचा स्पर्श/उपासना करतो, तो मनुष्य तीन हजार वर्षे कुष्ठरोगी होतो—असे सांगितले आहे।
Skanda (deduced from prescriptive-penal dharma style in māhātmya sections)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Bhāskara-sannidhi implied)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A radiant Bhāskara icon or rising sun is approached by a devotee; a dark affliction (symbolic leprosy) threatens the careless worshipper, while a purified devotee shines with clarity.
Approaching the deity demands inner and outer cleanliness; negligence in purity is portrayed as spiritually and karmically dangerous.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, in the context of Sūrya (Bhāskara) worship and bathing discipline.
Perform mukhaśuddhi (mouth purification) before ritually touching/approaching Bhāskara.