Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 54
तस्य सर्वं समाचख्युः परावसुसमुद्भवम् । वृत्तांतं मद्यपानोत्थं यन्मित्रैस्तस्य कीर्तितम्
tasya sarvaṃ samācakhyuḥ parāvasusamudbhavam | vṛttāṃtaṃ madyapānotthaṃ yanmitraistasya kīrtitam
അവർ അവനോട് എല്ലാം പറഞ്ഞു—പരാവസുവിൽ നിന്നുയർന്ന സമസ്ത സംഭവവിവരം, മദ്യപാനത്തിൽ നിന്നുണ്ടായ ആ വൃത്താന്തം, അവന്റെ സുഹൃത്തുകൾ പറഞ്ഞതുപോലെ।
Narrator (contextual)
Tirtha: Vāstupada
Type: kshetra
Scene: Before the seated sage, the father and son narrate the incident; one gestures as if recounting, the other stands ashamed; the sage listens attentively, calm and discerning.
FAQs
Acknowledging the true cause of wrongdoing is the first step toward a dharmic and effective purification.
The consultation occurs in the Vāstupada setting within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya.
No specific rite is detailed here; it describes reporting the case to a competent authority as a prerequisite to proper prāyaścitta.