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
Serás intocável para os mais excelentes entre os duas-vezes-nascidos, e também para os demais homens na terra. Quanto aos mortais de mente insensata que fizerem uso de tua água—
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.