Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 44
यः कामतो महापापं नरः कुर्य्नात्कथंचन । न तस्य निष्कृतिर्दृष्टा भृग्वग्निपतनादृते
yaḥ kāmato mahāpāpaṃ naraḥ kurynātkathaṃcana | na tasya niṣkṛtirdṛṣṭā bhṛgvagnipatanādṛte
ഏതൊരു മാർഗ്ഗത്തിലായാലും ഉദ്ദേശപൂർവ്വം മഹാപാപം ചെയ്യുന്ന മനുഷ്യന് നിഷ്കൃതി കാണപ്പെടുന്നില്ല—ഭൃഗുവിന്റെ അഗ്നിയിൽ പതിക്കുക എന്നതൊഴികെ.
Unspecified (didactic voice within Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya)
Tirtha: Bhṛgvagni (Bhṛgu’s sacred fire) in Prabhāsa context
Type: kund
Scene: A stark scene: a blazing sacred fire identified with Bhṛgu; a condemned sinner stands at its edge, while sages look on with stern compassion; the Prabhāsa shoreline and temple loom in the background, emphasizing dharma’s severity.
FAQs
Deliberate grave wrongdoing is portrayed as spiritually catastrophic, with expiation presented as extremely severe and rare.
Prabhāsakṣetra context; the mention of Bhṛgu connects to the sacral lore of the region associated with Bhṛgu and austerity.
An exceptional, severe expiation is cited: falling into Bhṛgu’s fire (bhṛgv-agni-patana).