Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 83
तस्य पूर्वकृतं व्यक्तं कर्मणां कोटि मुच्यते । महेश्वरो ब्रह्महत्याभयाद्यत्र ततस्ततः
tasya pūrvakṛtaṃ vyaktaṃ karmaṇāṃ koṭi mucyate | maheśvaro brahmahatyābhayādyatra tatastataḥ
For him, the manifest fruits of deeds done before—even crores of karmas—are exhausted. And Maheśvara (Śiva), there and then, frees him from fears such as the sin of brahmin-slaying and the like.
Bāla (continuing reply)
Tirtha: Maheśvara-kṣetra (generalized)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva’s protective presence manifests around a devotee: a radiant aura dispels dark fear-forms labeled as brahmahatyā-bhaya; karmic chains dissolve like smoke; the devotee stands fearless with folded hands.
FAQs
Divine grace—especially of Śiva—can neutralize terrifying karmic burdens and even the fear of grave sins, while karmic results get exhausted in due course.
The verse alludes to a sacred ‘here’ (atra) but does not name a tīrtha in the snippet.
No explicit rite is stated; it implies Śiva-worship/devotion as the means for release from fear and sin.