Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 70
प्रसन्नवदनो भूत्वा विप्रा न्प्रणतितत्परः । पुनरेव वचः प्रोचुर्विप्राः कृतशिवागसः
prasannavadano bhūtvā viprā npraṇatitatparaḥ | punareva vacaḥ procurviprāḥ kṛtaśivāgasaḥ
Mit heiterem Antlitz, darauf bedacht, die ehrfürchtigen Verneigungen der Brāhmaṇas entgegenzunehmen, sprachen sie erneut—jene Brāhmaṇas, die sich an Śiva vergangen hatten.
Narrator (Purāṇic voice)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Brāhmaṇas with lowered heads and folded hands stand before a serene-faced divine figure; the mood is penitential yet hopeful, suggesting impending instruction or forgiveness.
FAQs
Even after wrongdoing, sincere reverence and repentance before Śiva open the way to reconciliation and grace.
The tīrtha setting functions as the sanctified arena where offenders can approach Nīlarūpa/Śiva through praise and submission.
Praṇati (bowing/salutation) and renewed supplication after stuti; the verse implies penitential approach rather than detailing a full rite.