Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 38
कृतघ्नस्य च यत्पापं सूचकस्य च यद्भवेत् । तेन पापेन लिप्यामि यद्यहं नागमे पुनः
kṛtaghnasya ca yatpāpaṃ sūcakasya ca yadbhavet | tena pāpena lipyāmi yadyahaṃ nāgame punaḥ
Si je ne reviens pas ici, que je sois souillé par le péché de l’ingrat et celui du dénonciateur ; par ce même péché, que je sois marqué.
Unspecified (contextual vow/utterance within Arbuda Khaṇḍa narration; likely a pilgrim or narrator-voice within the māhātmya)
Tirtha: Arbuda-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim, about to depart Arbuda, utters a vow: ‘If I do not return, may I bear the sin of the ungrateful and the informer.’ The imagery contrasts a grateful offering gesture with shadowy figures whispering—symbolizing paiśunya.
FAQs
A sacred vow is made: failing to return to the holy place is treated as a grave moral lapse, equated with notorious sins, underscoring commitment to tīrtha-dharma.
The Arbuda-kṣetra (Mount Abu region) within the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa’s Arbuda Khaṇḍa is being praised through a vow of return.
No specific rite (snāna/dāna/japa) is stated; the verse frames a vow (saṅkalpa) binding oneself to revisit the tīrtha.