Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 44
यत्ते प्रदूषिता भार्या कामोपहतचेतसा । न ते दोषोऽस्ति यच्छप्तश्छिद्रे चास्मिन्पुरंदरः । परं प्रशस्यते नित्यं मुनीनां परमा क्षमा
yatte pradūṣitā bhāryā kāmopahatacetasā | na te doṣo'sti yacchaptaśchidre cāsminpuraṃdaraḥ | paraṃ praśasyate nityaṃ munīnāṃ paramā kṣamā
“Since your wife was violated by one whose mind was overpowered by desire, you bear no fault in having cursed him—especially as Puraṃdara had indeed acted through a moral lapse. Yet the supreme forgiveness of sages is always praised.”
Brahmā (Pitāmaha) (contextual)
Scene: A council-like moment: devas and sages address a wronged husband; the atmosphere is solemn, emphasizing dharma and the praised ideal of forgiveness.
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Even when punishment is justified, the highest ornament of a sage is forgiveness that restores harmony.
No site is directly named; the verse supplies the ethical teaching that supports the broader tīrtha-māhātmya narrative.
No explicit ritual; it upholds kṣamā (forbearance/forgiveness) as a dharmic ideal for the spiritually advanced.
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