Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 87
ततः कृच्छ्रात्समासाद्य संज्ञां तोयसमुक्षितः । प्रलापमकरोत्पश्चात्स्मृत्वास्मृत्वा प्रियान्गुणान्
tataḥ kṛcchrātsamāsādya saṃjñāṃ toyasamukṣitaḥ | pralāpamakarotpaścātsmṛtvāsmṛtvā priyānguṇān
Dann, nachdem er mühsam das Bewusstsein wiedererlangt hatte—mit Wasser besprengt—begann er zu klagen und rief sich immer wieder die Tugenden seiner Geliebten ins Gedächtnis.
Narrator within the Tīrthamāhātmya (exact speaker not explicit in snippet)
Scene: A king lies collapsed, attendants sprinkling water on his face; he slowly awakens, eyes wet, hands trembling, then begins to wail while recalling his beloved’s qualities.
FAQs
Remorse and repeated recollection of virtue can become the inner turning-point that leads one toward dharmic repair and atonement.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it focuses on the king’s emotional and moral crisis within the larger tīrtha narrative.
Sprinkling with water (toya-samukṣaṇa) appears as a practical act to restore consciousness; no formal rite is prescribed here.