Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 59
तस्माद्ब्रूहि महाभाग यद्यस्त्यपरमेव हि । प्रायश्चित्तं द्विजस्यास्य मद्यपानविशुद्धये
tasmādbrūhi mahābhāga yadyastyaparameva hi | prāyaścittaṃ dvijasyāsya madyapānaviśuddhaye
C’est pourquoi, ô très fortuné, dis-nous—s’il existe vraiment un remède suprême—quelle expiation peut purifier ce « deux-fois-né » de la faute d’avoir bu des liqueurs.
Brāhmaṇas
Scene: A spokesman earnestly asks the sage for the ‘supreme remedy’—prāyaścitta to cleanse a dvija from the sin of liquor—hands folded, face intent; the sage listens.
FAQs
Even grave transgressions are approached through dharmic means—confession, counsel, and prescribed expiation aimed at restoration of purity.
Not named in this verse; the tīrtha-setting frames the discussion on purification.
The verse asks for prāyaścitta (expiation) for madyapāna; details are sought rather than stated.