Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 63
स्वान्मंत्रिणः समाहूय बभाषे वचनं त्विदम् । भो मंत्रिणो ब्रह्महत्या मयाऽकार्यविचारतः
svānmaṃtriṇaḥ samāhūya babhāṣe vacanaṃ tvidam | bho maṃtriṇo brahmahatyā mayā'kāryavicārataḥ
Ayant fait venir ses ministres, il prononça ces paroles : «Ô ministres, faute d’avoir discerné ce qu’il ne fallait pas faire, j’ai commis la brahmahatyā».
Pāṇḍya king Śaṅkara
Tirtha: Setu-kshetra (context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The king, having summoned ministers, speaks with grave clarity: he admits brahmahatyā committed through lack of proper discernment; ministers stand in anxious silence, while the aura of impending expiation hangs over the court.
FAQs
Admitting wrongdoing and recognizing moral blindness is the first step toward dharmic correction and purification.
Setu remains the narrative setting, framing the king’s repentance and corrective action.
No rite here; it is a formal confession to ministers preceding the expiatory act.