Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9
तदा ते मुनयः सर्वे शप्तं ज्ञात्वा महेश्वरम् । निरानंदं जगत्सर्वं दृष्ट्वा चात्मानमेव च
tadā te munayaḥ sarve śaptaṃ jñātvā maheśvaram | nirānaṃdaṃ jagatsarvaṃ dṛṣṭvā cātmānameva ca
Entonces todos aquellos sabios, al comprender que Maheśvara había sido maldecido, y al ver que el mundo entero quedaba sin dicha—reconociendo también su propia falta—
Śiva (Īśvara)
Scene: The sages’ anger collapses into remorse; they look upon a joyless world and then inward, realizing their own culpability; the palette shifts from harsh to subdued penitential tones.
FAQs
Spiritual error affects both self and world; recognition of fault is the first step toward restoration through dharmic remedies.
The narrative arc moves toward Prabhāsa tīrthas where expiation is performed.
Implied need for prāyaścitta (expiation), which is explicitly undertaken in subsequent verses.