Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 26
एवमुक्तस्ततो राज्ञा प्रसादमकरोन्मुनिः । कृतप्रसादं राजा तं ततः समवतारयत्
evamuktastato rājñā prasādamakaronmuniḥ | kṛtaprasādaṃ rājā taṃ tataḥ samavatārayat
രാജാവ് ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞപ്പോൾ മുനി അവനു പ്രസാദം നൽകി. പ്രസാദം ലഭിച്ചതിനുശേഷം രാജാവ് അദ്ദേഹത്തെ താഴേക്ക് ഇറക്കിച്ചു।
Narrator (contextually: Śrī Markaṇḍeya)
Scene: The sage’s face softens; he grants forgiveness. The king, relieved, orders attendants to carefully bring the sage down from an elevated or dangerous position.
FAQs
When sincere repentance is met with a saint’s grace, conflict ends and restoration becomes possible.
The Revā Khaṇḍa’s sanctified setting frames the event; this verse emphasizes forgiveness rather than a named pilgrimage spot.
No formal rite; the key act is receiving prasāda (forgiveness/favor) and then relieving the ascetic’s ordeal.
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