Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 20
अथासाद्य गतं दूरं प्रणिपत्य मुनिं च सः । प्रोवाच क्षम्यतां विप्र विप्राणां वचनान्मम
athāsādya gataṃ dūraṃ praṇipatya muniṃ ca saḥ | provāca kṣamyatāṃ vipra viprāṇāṃ vacanānmama
Puis, l’ayant rejoint alors qu’il s’était éloigné, il se prosterna devant le sage et dit : «Ô brahmane, veuille pardonner, à cause des paroles prononcées par nous, les brahmanes».
Suśīla
Type: kshetra
Scene: On a forest path, Suśīla falls full-length at the sage’s feet; the muni pauses, still stern, while the air feels charged yet turning toward peace.
FAQs
Humility, prostration, and sincere request for forgiveness are presented as dharmic remedies for offenses against saints.
Not specified in this verse; it supports the chapter’s broader sacred-geography narrative by emphasizing right conduct at holy places.
Praṇāma (prostration) and seeking kṣamā (forgiveness) are the prescribed acts in response to wrongdoing.