Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 46
सूत उवाच । इति रुद्रवचः श्रुत्वा सहसा तं विमुच्य सः । न्यपतत्पादयोर्हा धिक्कष्टं कष्टं च प्राह सः
sūta uvāca | iti rudravacaḥ śrutvā sahasā taṃ vimucya saḥ | nyapatatpādayorhā dhikkaṣṭaṃ kaṣṭaṃ ca prāha saḥ
Sūta dit : Ayant entendu ces paroles de Rudra, il le relâcha aussitôt, tomba à ses pieds et s'écria : « Hélas ! Honte sur cette misère, quelle horreur, quelle horreur ! »
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa)
Type: ghat
Scene: Barbarīka releases Bhīma immediately, then collapses at his feet in contrition; his face shows anguish and shame; the sea behind reflects a calmer light after the moral storm.
FAQs
True remorse shows itself through immediate restraint, humility, and surrender at the feet of the one wronged.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it is a narrative reaction within the dialogue framework.
None; the act described is prostration at the feet (pādayoḥ patanam) as an expression of repentance.