Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 19
पतितोऽयं कृतो ऽस्माभिर्नैव वित्तस्य कारणात् । प्रायश्चित्तं यतो दत्तमेकेनापि दुरात्मना
patito'yaṃ kṛto 'smābhirnaiva vittasya kāraṇāt | prāyaścittaṃ yato dattamekenāpi durātmanā
«إنّ هذا الرجل قد جعلناه نحن “ساقطًا”، لا لسبب المال أبدًا؛ وإنما لأنّ الكفّارة (prāyaścitta) قد قُبِلَت/أُعطِيَت من رجلٍ خبيثٍ واحدٍ وحده.»
Brāhmaṇas (dvijottamāḥ)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Brāhmaṇas confer among themselves, asserting they did not ‘make him fallen’ for wealth; one points toward a lone officiant figure symbolizing the ‘single wicked person’ who accepted/gave expiation improperly.
FAQs
Atonement must be done according to dharma; improper handling of prāyaścitta can itself become a cause of blame and downfall.
No specific tīrtha is named in this line.
It implies rules about prāyaścitta—specifically that it should not be done unilaterally by an unfit person.
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