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
Mula-mula sucikan mulut, kemudian mandilah dengan penuh ketelitian; setelah menyucikan pakaian dan tubuh, barulah mendekati serta menyentuh (secara ritual) arca Dewa Surya.
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.