Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 23
परावसुरुवाच । न वयस्या नर्मकालो विषमे मम संस्थिते । ममोपरि यदि स्नेहो वालमित्रत्वसंभवः । तदानीय द्विजानन्यान्वदध्वं निष्कृतिं मम
parāvasuruvāca | na vayasyā narmakālo viṣame mama saṃsthite | mamopari yadi sneho vālamitratvasaṃbhavaḥ | tadānīya dvijānanyānvadadhvaṃ niṣkṛtiṃ mama
Parāvasu dit : «Amis, ce n’est pas l’heure des plaisanteries, car je me tiens dans une détresse profonde. Si vous avez pour moi une affection véritable, née de notre amitié d’enfance, alors amenez d’autres brāhmaṇas et dites-moi le prāyaścitta, le juste rite d’expiation, pour que je sois délivré.»
Parāvasu
Type: kshetra
Scene: Parāvasu, composed but distressed, addresses his friends firmly, rejecting jokes and requesting they bring learned brāhmaṇas to prescribe proper expiation.
FAQs
When confronted with wrongdoing, one should abandon frivolity and seek correct guidance from qualified, dharmic authorities.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it emphasizes proper counsel (dvija guidance) within the māhātmya narrative.
The request is for niṣkṛti/prāyaścitta to be determined by learned brāhmaṇas; the specific rite is not stated here.