Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 17
एवमुक्तः पुनः प्राह विश्वेशो नीललोहितः । प्रायश्चित्तस्य संप्राप्तः कारणं तद्यथा स्थितम्
evamuktaḥ punaḥ prāha viśveśo nīlalohitaḥ | prāyaścittasya saṃprāptaḥ kāraṇaṃ tadyathā sthitam
Así interpelado, Viśveśa—Nīlalohita—habló de nuevo, exponiendo tal como fue en verdad la causa por la cual surgió la necesidad de la expiación (prāyaścitta).
Śiva (Īśvara, Viśveśa, Nīlalohita)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (inner)
Scene: Śiva, addressed by Devī, begins a measured explanation of how the need for expiation arose, emphasizing truthful narration.
FAQs
Even great events require dharmic accounting; Śiva clarifies the true cause behind the need for atonement, emphasizing moral responsibility.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the setting of the discourse, framing the teaching within its celebrated sacred landscape.
No specific rite is stated here; the verse introduces the explanation for prāyaścitta that follows.