Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 62
श्रीगुरुरुवाच राजन्भवसहस्रेषु भवता परिधावता । संचितानि दुरन्तानि संति पापान्यनेकशः
śrīgururuvāca rājanbhavasahasreṣu bhavatā paridhāvatā | saṃcitāni durantāni saṃti pāpānyanekaśaḥ
श्रीगुरु बोले—हे राजन्, हजारों जन्मों में भटकते हुए आपने अनेक प्रकार के, समाप्त न होने वाले, असंख्य पाप संचित किए हैं।
Śrī Guru (sage/teacher)
Listener: Rājan (king/seeker)
Scene: The guru addresses the king with compassionate gravity, gesturing as if indicating a long chain of births; the disciple listens with bowed head, the earlier wonder turning into sober reflection.
FAQs
Karmic residues can span many lifetimes; therefore purification requires authentic spiritual instruction and sustained practice.
No holy site is specified in this verse.
Not yet; the guru is introducing the karmic background that leads to the remedy taught later.