Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 17
अथ चेद्रुद्रभक्तेषु बहुमानस्तव प्रभो । तत्र ते कीर्तयिष्यामि प्रायश्चित्तं महोत्तमम्
atha cedrudrabhakteṣu bahumānastava prabho | tatra te kīrtayiṣyāmi prāyaścittaṃ mahottamam
હે પ્રભુ, જો રુદ્રભક્તો પ્રત્યે તારો મહાન આદર હોય, તો તે વિષયમાં હું તને પરમોત્તમ પ્રાયશ્ચિત્ત કહેશ।
Vāsudeva
Listener: Prabhu (addressed Lord); Skanda is invoked as authority in the section
Scene: A respectful interlocutor addresses Skanda/Divine Lord, requesting permission to proclaim a supreme expiation connected to honoring Rudra’s devotees.
FAQs
Reverence for Śiva’s devotees leads naturally to Rudra-centered atonement; devotion and expiation are linked in Puranic dharma.
No tīrtha is stated; the emphasis is on Rudra-bhakti and prāyaścitta.
The verse introduces an upcoming prāyaścitta connected to Rudra worship but does not specify it yet.