Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 26
स्त्रीहत्ययान्वितं ज्ञात्वा ततस्तूर्णमिहागतः । ततो भीष्मो द्रुतं गत्वा तत्र स्थाने समाहितः
strīhatyayānvitaṃ jñātvā tatastūrṇamihāgataḥ | tato bhīṣmo drutaṃ gatvā tatra sthāne samāhitaḥ
女人殺しの罪を負うと知って、シャーンタヌ（Śaṃtanu）は急ぎてここに来た。ついでビーシュマ（Bhīṣma）も速やかに赴き、その地にて心を収め、専念して静まり住した。
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; reporting events)
Tirtha: Unnamed western-side tīrtha of kṛṣṇāṅgāraka-ṣaṣṭhī
Type: ghat
Scene: Śaṃtanu hastens to aid; Bhīṣma, burdened by sin, reaches the bathing place and becomes calm and focused before the rite.
FAQs
Acknowledging fault and seeking purification with focused mind is upheld as a dharmic response to grave wrongdoing.
The narrative points to the designated place—Śarmiṣṭhā-tīrtha—where Bhīṣma is to perform purificatory rites.
Preparation for prāyaścitta: prompt travel to the tīrtha and mental composure (samādhāna) before bathing and rites.
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