Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6
ततः स शीततोयेन संसिक्तश्च पुनःपुनः । लब्ध्वाशु चेतनां कृच्छ्रात्स्वजनैः परिवारितः । प्रलापान्विविधांश्चक्रे ताडयन्स्वशिरो मुहुः
tataḥ sa śītatoyena saṃsiktaśca punaḥpunaḥ | labdhvāśu cetanāṃ kṛcchrātsvajanaiḥ parivāritaḥ | pralāpānvividhāṃścakre tāḍayansvaśiro muhuḥ
Dann wurde er wiederholt mit kaltem Wasser besprengt. Als er im Kreise seiner Verwandten mühsam das Bewusstsein wiedererlangte, stieß er vielerlei Klagen aus und schlug sich immer wieder gegen den Kopf.
Narrator (within the Purāṇic frame)
Scene: Relatives sprinkle cold water on the collapsed man; he slowly awakens, surrounded by concerned kin; upon regaining senses he laments loudly and strikes his head in anguish.
FAQs
Recognition of wrongdoing produces remorse; such repentance is the doorway to corrective dharma and purification.
No holy site is named in this verse; it supports the broader tīrtha-māhātmya narrative arc.
No formal rite is prescribed; sprinkling with cold water is a narrative act of reviving, not a stated expiation.