He performed a penance at the famous Surya Temple in Deo in present-day Aurangabad district, Bihar.
He composed one hundred verses in praise of the Lord Surya - the Sun God, and was cured of his severe illness.
Soon, Mayura undertook a penance at the revered Sun Temple in Deo to get cured from leprosy.
He was determined that if Lord Surya did not cure him, he would commit suicide by jumping ff the tree.
The 6th verse of Surya Shatak goes to show that the Sun cures those who because of their numerous sins have bodies festered with wounds, nose feet and hands emaciated, and who emit long drawn sighs and utter indistinct words.
Many Shakaldwipi Brahmins of the village Mayar in Aurangabad district of Bihar, consider themselves to be descendants of Mayurabhatta.
Srivastava (Prachin Bharat Ka Itihas tatha sanskriti]) states that Bana, a close relative and friend of Mayura has written his own autobiography in detail in the first three chapters of his famous composition Harṣacarita.
In the Harshacharita, Banabhatta's describes himself as Vatsyayana Gotriya and Bhriguvanshi who used to reside in a village called Pritikuta.
According to the book 'Etihasik Sthanawali' (author- Vijayendra Kumar Mathur, page 592) of the Rajasthan Hindi Granth Academy, Jaipur, Banabhatta has described the village of Pritikuta as situated to the south of the confluence of the Ganges and Son rivers.
The present-day Piru village is located in the Haspura block of Aurangabad district on the eastern bank of the river Son.
It is situated 15 kilometres from the Rishi Bhrigu's historical ashram Bhrigurari, located in the Goh block of Aurangabad district.
Mayurabhatta is considered to be a native of the Mayar (Shamshernagar) village of Daudnagar block in the Aurangabad district.
Saraswati made her debut on the western bank of the Son River presently known as Shahabad region.
Distracted by this separation, Dadhichi handed over his son to his own Bhrigu-Vanshi brother for upbringing and undertook a penance.
This description shows that Banabhatta and Mayurabhatta were residents of the eastern bank of the Son River.
Rishi Chyavana's ashram is also situated in the village Deokund under the Goh block of Aurangabad district.
On this basis, we can speculate the place of origin of Mayurabhatta because in ancient times, kith and kin lived close in the surrounding villages as the means of transport and communication were very less developed.
of Bihar Etihasik Sthanawali' (author- Vijayendra Kumar Mathur), the Rajasthan Hindi Granth Academy, Jaipur