Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10
अहो निद्रान्वितेनाद्य किं मया विकृतं कृतम् । यदद्य मद्यमापीतं जलभ्रांत्या विगर्हितम्
aho nidrānvitenādya kiṃ mayā vikṛtaṃ kṛtam | yadadya madyamāpītaṃ jalabhrāṃtyā vigarhitam
“അയ്യോ! നിദ്രാവശനായിട്ട് ഇന്ന് ഞാൻ എത്ര ഭീകരമായ ദുഷ്കർമ്മം ചെയ്തു! ജലമെന്ന് തെറ്റിദ്ധരിച്ചു നിന്ദ്യമായ മദ്യം കുടിച്ചു.”
Narrator quoting the repentant man (character within the story)
Scene: The pilgrim, eyes wide with shock, speaks aloud in self-reproach: ‘Alas, in drowsiness I drank liquor thinking it water’; the discarded cup and a dim night-to-dawn transition underscore the mistake.
FAQs
True repentance begins with honest self-assessment and acknowledgement of blameworthy action, even when unintended.
Not named in this verse; the narrative progresses toward Śaṃkhatīrtha as the means of cleansing.
None directly; it is a confession that sets up the resolve for prāyaścitta.