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
جو لوگ بڑے کوڑھ، لنگڑاپن اور جلدی بیماریوں کی ‘خدمت’ کرتے رہتے ہیں، یقیناً وہ پرنادتیہ کو نہیں جانتے؛ بے شک وہ کند فہم ہیں۔
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.