Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4
कुष्ठेन महता व्याप्तो वैराग्यपरमं गतः । तेन रोगाभिभूतेन देवदेवो दिवाकरः । प्रतिष्ठितो नदीतीरे स च रोगाद्विमोचितः
kuṣṭhena mahatā vyāpto vairāgyaparamaṃ gataḥ | tena rogābhibhūtena devadevo divākaraḥ | pratiṣṭhito nadītīre sa ca rogādvimocitaḥ
Diliputi kusta yang amat berat, baginda mencapai puncak vairāgya, yakni pelepasan dari keterikatan. Ditundukkan oleh penyakit itu, baginda menegakkan pemujaan kepada Dewa segala dewa, Divākara (Surya, Matahari), di tebing sungai; lalu baginda pun dibebaskan daripada sakit tersebut.
Īśvara (Śiva) (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (riverbank Sūrya-pratiṣṭhā spot; specific sub-tīrtha not named in this verse)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A leprosy-afflicted king, austere and detached, installs a radiant Sūrya image on a riverbank; the river glitters, and the king’s skin regains luster as sunlight breaks through clouds.
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Suffering can mature into vairāgya, and sincere स्थापना (installation/worship) of the deity is portrayed as a means of purification and healing.
The riverbank installation of Divākara connected to Nandāditya within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya.
Pratiṣṭhā (establishing/installing) Divākara (Sūrya) at a sacred riverbank shrine is indicated as the key devotional act.