Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 60
कुटुम्बार्थं विमूढेन साधुसंगविवर्जिना । यथैव पठता शास्त्रं तन्मेऽद्य पतितं हृदि
kuṭumbārthaṃ vimūḍhena sādhusaṃgavivarjinā | yathaiva paṭhatā śāstraṃ tanme'dya patitaṃ hṛdi
Dans l’illusion, privé de la compagnie des saints, je n’ai poursuivi la vie que pour le bien de ma famille. Mais aujourd’hui, comme si je lisais les Écritures, leur vérité est tombée dans mon cœur.
An unnamed repentant man (the thief mentioned later in the narrative context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A formerly deluded man experiences an inner ‘drop’ of realization—depicted as a softened face, tearful eyes, and a subtle glow at the heart—while sages sit nearby.
FAQs
Even a deluded life centered on worldly duties can turn toward dharma when scripture-like insight awakens in the heart—especially through satsaṅga.
This verse sits within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya setting; the snippet emphasizes tīrtha-context broadly rather than naming a single site in this line.
No explicit ritual is prescribed here; the emphasis is on inner repentance and the power of saintly association.