[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Skandapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda) › 16.17.22 # Skandapurana 16.17.22 Skandapurāṇa 16.17.22 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.17.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.17.22) mukhaśuddhimakṛtvā yo bhāskaraṃ spṛśati dvijaḥ .. trīṇi varṣasahasrāṇi sa kuṣṭhī jāyate naraḥ .. 22 .. > The twice-born who touches the Sun without having purified his mouth / is born as a leper for three thousand years. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.17.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.17.21) - [Next: 16.17.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.17.23) - [Up: 16.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.17) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.17.22) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmyam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.sthala.prabhasakshetramahatmyam.20.22) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.17.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.17.22) · Pramāṇa