Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 77
पश्चात्तापेन तेनैव प्रदह्यामि दिवानिशम् । पुरश्चरणदानेन तत्प्रसादं कुरुष्व मे
paścāttāpena tenaiva pradahyāmi divāniśam | puraścaraṇadānena tatprasādaṃ kuruṣva me
Par ce même repentir, je brûle jour et nuit. Par le don accompli en lien avec le puraścaraṇa, daigne m’assurer cette grâce.
Duḥśīla (inferred; continuing plea before Durvāsā’s reply at 79)
Listener: Durvāsā
Scene: A tormented petitioner, sleepless and ‘burning’ with remorse, begs the sage for a remedy: to perform puraścaraṇa with dāna so that the guru’s grace may be secured.
FAQs
True repentance should mature into corrective action—disciplined practice and charity—seeking divine or guru-bestowed prasāda.
A specific tīrtha is not named in this verse; it remains within the broader Tīrthamāhātmya setting of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa.
Puraścaraṇa (a structured spiritual discipline, commonly japa with observances) along with dāna (ritual charity).