Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4
पापं कृत्वा प्रकुर्वंति प्रायश्चित्तं यथोदितम् । हेम यच्छंति वा भूप न तेषां नरको भवेत्
pāpaṃ kṛtvā prakurvaṃti prāyaścittaṃ yathoditam | hema yacchaṃti vā bhūpa na teṣāṃ narako bhavet
Nachdem sie Sünde begangen haben, werden jene, die die vorgeschriebene Sühne (prāyaścitta) ordnungsgemäß vollziehen, oder die, o König, Gold als Gabe spenden, nicht der Hölle anheimfallen.
Bhīṣma
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: Bhīṣma explains that those who commit sin but perform prescribed expiation, or give gold in charity, do not fall into hell.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma emphasizes moral repair: sincere expiation and charitable giving can neutralize sin’s afterlife consequences.
No single site is named in this verse; it continues the tīrtha-centered discourse by highlighting dharmic remedies connected to pilgrimage culture.
Performing prāyaścitta as prescribed and/or giving hema-dāna (donation of gold).