Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6
सूत उवाच । ततस्तु दुःखितः पुष्पो बाष्पसंपूरितेक्षणः । ब्रह्मस्थानाद्विनिर्गत्य प्ररुरोद सुदुःखितः
sūta uvāca | tatastu duḥkhitaḥ puṣpo bāṣpasaṃpūritekṣaṇaḥ | brahmasthānādvinirgatya praruroda suduḥkhitaḥ
Sūta sprach: „Da war Puṣpa von Kummer getroffen, die Augen von Tränen erfüllt; er trat aus dem Brahma-sthāna hinaus und weinte bitterlich, von Leid überwältigt.“
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa/saṃhitā-narrator)
Tirtha: Brahma-sthāna (as named sacred node)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (implied)
Scene: Puṣpa exits the sacred Brahma-sthāna, shoulders slumped, tears streaming; the threshold marks separation between sanctum purity and the penitent’s current unfitness.
FAQs
True remorse (śoka and aśru) is portrayed as the first turning point that leads a sinner toward dharmic counsel and eventual purification.
A Brahma-sthāna (a sanctified Brahmā-related locus) is referenced as a key sacred spot within the tīrtha narrative of Nāgara Khaṇḍa.
None here; the verse sets the emotional and narrative context that motivates the search for an authorized śuddhi-prayoga (purificatory practice).