Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 21
प्रायश्चित्तं प्रदातव्यं चतुर्भिरपरैः सह । संमन्त्र्य मनुना प्रोक्तमेतदेव द्विजोत्तमाः
prāyaścittaṃ pradātavyaṃ caturbhiraparaiḥ saha | saṃmantrya manunā proktametadeva dvijottamāḥ
പ്രായശ്ചിത്തം മറ്റുനാലുപേരോടുകൂടെ ചേർന്ന് നടത്തേണ്ടതാണ്. ആലോചിച്ച് മനു ഇതേ തന്നെയെന്ന് പ്രസ്താവിച്ചു, ഹേ ദ്വിജോത്തമന്മാരേ.
Brāhmaṇas (dvijottamāḥ)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A circle of learned brāhmaṇas advising a remorseful offender; palm-leaf manuscripts and a ritual space indicate Manu-smṛti authority and formal deliberation.
FAQs
Atonement is not arbitrary; dharma requires sanctioned procedure, consultation, and qualified participation.
No particular tīrtha is named in this verse.
Prāyaścitta should be performed with a group—specifically along with four others—following Manu’s stated rule.