Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 72
ततः स पार्थिवस्तूर्णं वसिष्ठं मुनिपुंगवम् । समाहूयाब्रवीद्वाक्यं दूरस्थो विनयान्वितः
tataḥ sa pārthivastūrṇaṃ vasiṣṭhaṃ munipuṃgavam | samāhūyābravīdvākyaṃ dūrastho vinayānvitaḥ
അപ്പോൾ ആ രാജാവ് ഉടൻ മുനിപുങ്ഗവനായ വസിഷ്ഠനെ വിളിച്ചു വരുത്തി, അകലെയായി നിന്നുകൊണ്ട് വിനയത്തോടെ ഈ വാക്കുകൾ പറഞ്ഞു।
Narrator (contextual)
Scene: The king stands at a respectful distance before Vasiṣṭha, hands folded; Vasiṣṭha sits serene like a flame of tapas; the space between them visually encodes impurity and reverence.
FAQs
True repentance expresses itself as humility and reverence toward dharma-teachers before seeking remedies for sin.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
No ritual is detailed here; it narrates the proper approach to a sage prior to receiving prāyaścitta.