Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 133
तदाश्चर्यं समालोक्य ततोऽहं विस्मयान्वितः । उक्तवांस्तं प्रणम्योच्चैः क्षम्यतामिति सादरम्
tadāścaryaṃ samālokya tato'haṃ vismayānvitaḥ | uktavāṃstaṃ praṇamyoccaiḥ kṣamyatāmiti sādaram
Als ich jenes Wunder erblickte, war ich von Staunen erfüllt; ich verneigte mich vor ihm und sprach ehrerbietig laut: „Möge mir vergeben werden.“
Narrator
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sūta and the audience of sages
Scene: The pilgrim, stunned by the transformation, bows deeply before the radiant man and pleads for forgiveness; the aura illuminates the scene, water and lotuses calm behind.
FAQs
Recognizing error and seeking forgiveness restores dharmic balance; humility is a purifier.
Not explicitly named in this verse; the tīrtha context frames the episode’s sacred significance.
None; the act is ethical (apology/forgiveness) rather than ritual.