Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 29
मानसं चैव यत्पापं नराणामिह जायते । पश्चात्तापे कृते तस्य तत्क्षणादेव नश्यति
mānasaṃ caiva yatpāpaṃ narāṇāmiha jāyate | paścāttāpe kṛte tasya tatkṣaṇādeva naśyati
ഇവിടെ മനുഷ്യരുടെ മനസ്സിൽ ജനിക്കുന്ന പാപം ഏതായാലും, അതിന് പശ്ചാത്താപം ചെയ്താൽ അതേ ക്ഷണത്തിൽ തന്നെ അത് നശിക്കുന്നു।
Mārkaṇḍeya
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim seated in quiet contemplation at a tīrtha-bank, hands in añjali, a faint dark cloud (sin) dissolving from the head/heart region into clear light as repentance arises.
FAQs
Sincere repentance is a powerful purifier, especially for faults that arise at the level of thought.
No specific site is mentioned in this verse; the teaching supports tīrtha-māhātmya by defining inner purification.
Paścāttāpa (repentance/remorse) is prescribed as the remedy for mental sin.