Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11
ये सेवंते महाकुष्ठं पांगुल्यं च विवर्चिकाः । पर्णादित्यं न जानंति नूनं ते मंदबुद्धयः
ye sevaṃte mahākuṣṭhaṃ pāṃgulyaṃ ca vivarcikāḥ | parṇādityaṃ na jānaṃti nūnaṃ te maṃdabuddhayaḥ
जे महाकुष्ठ, पांगुळपणा आणि विवर्चिका यांचे जणू ‘सेवन’ करतात, ते निश्चयाने पर्णादित्याला जाणत नाहीत; ते खरोखर मंदबुद्धी आहेत।
Narrator (didactic Purāṇic voice)
Tirtha: Parṇāditya
Type: temple
Scene: A contrast scene: sufferers of leprosy/lameness/skin disease linger in misery, while a path leads to Parṇāditya’s shrine glowing with healing light—suggesting that not knowing the deity perpetuates suffering.
FAQs
Neglecting a known sacred source of upliftment and relief is portrayed as lack of discernment.
Parṇāditya’s presence in Prabhāsakṣetra is implied as a remedy-bearing sacred focus.
No explicit rite is stated; it implies that knowing/approaching Parṇāditya (darśana/upāsanā) is beneficial.