Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 79
इत्यादि सर्वमाकर्ण्य दृष्ट्वा च स महीपतिः । व्रीडितो नितरां मौढ्यात्स्वकृतं कर्म गर्हयन्
ityādi sarvamākarṇya dṛṣṭvā ca sa mahīpatiḥ | vrīḍito nitarāṃ mauḍhyātsvakṛtaṃ karma garhayan
En entendant et en voyant tout cela, ce seigneur de la terre fut saisi d’une profonde honte de sa propre sottise, blâmant l’acte qu’il avait lui-même accompli.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator, unspecified in snippet)
Scene: The king, having witnessed the revelation, lowers his head in profound shame; his posture collapses from pride to humility as he condemns his own deed.
FAQs
Recognizing one’s error and feeling remorse is a necessary turning point toward dharmic correction.
No tīrtha is referenced; the verse focuses on inner moral awakening.
None; it describes repentance rather than prescribing a vrata or rite.