Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 34
बाल्यात्प्रभृति यत्पापं कृतं वार्धकयौवने । प्रख्यापयित्वा तेभ्योऽग्रे लोकपालान्निमन्त्रयेत्
bālyātprabhṛti yatpāpaṃ kṛtaṃ vārdhakayauvane | prakhyāpayitvā tebhyo'gre lokapālānnimantrayet
Dosa apa pun yang dilakukan sejak masa kanak-kanak—di masa muda ataupun tua—setelah mengakuinya di hadapan mereka, hendaklah ia kemudian memanggil (menginvokasi) para Lokapāla di hadapan itu.
Unspecified (procedural voice within Revākhaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Revā tīrtha (general)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A penitent devotee by the river confesses sins committed through all ages, then performs an invocation gesture toward the four directions, calling the Lokapālas to witness.
FAQs
Purification begins with truthfulness—confessing wrongdoing across one’s whole life before seeking divine guardianship.
Revākhaṇḍa’s tīrtha setting (Revā/Narmadā region) where rites for cleansing sin are prescribed.
Confess sins committed from childhood through youth and old age, then formally invite/invoke the Lokapālas.