Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9
यस्मिन्काले मृता सा तु सुनन्दा शीलमंडना । तस्मिन्काले नृपः सोऽपि तत्पापेन समाश्रितः
yasminkāle mṛtā sā tu sunandā śīlamaṃḍanā | tasminkāle nṛpaḥ so'pi tatpāpena samāśritaḥ
Au moment même où Sunandā—ornée de noble conduite—mourut, en ce même moment le roi aussi fut saisi par ce péché.
Pulastya (continuing narration)
Scene: A king, inwardly shaken, stands as the moment of Sunandā’s death coincides with the onset of sin’s grip; the atmosphere darkens, suggesting unseen moral weight descending.
FAQs
Harm caused—directly or indirectly—returns as pāpa; moral responsibility follows one’s intentions and actions.
No site is named in this verse, but the surrounding passage (Adhyāya 31) points toward tīrtha-prāyaścitta, notably Raktānubandha.
None in this verse; it states the onset of pāpa that later requires expiation.