Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 17
एवमुक्तः पुनः प्राह विश्वेशो नीललोहितः । प्रायश्चित्तस्य संप्राप्तः कारणं तद्यथा स्थितम्
evamuktaḥ punaḥ prāha viśveśo nīlalohitaḥ | prāyaścittasya saṃprāptaḥ kāraṇaṃ tadyathā sthitam
ഇങ്ങനെ അഭിസംബോധന ചെയ്തപ്പോൾ വിശ്വേശ്വരനായ നീലലോഹിതൻ വീണ്ടും പറഞ്ഞു—“പ്രായശ്ചിത്തം ലഭിക്കാനുള്ള കാരണം യഥാർത്ഥത്തിൽ എങ്ങനെയുണ്ടായിരുന്നുവോ അതുപോലെ ഞാൻ പറയുന്നു.”
Śiva (Īśvara, Viśveśa, Nīlalohita)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (inner)
Scene: Śiva, addressed by Devī, begins a measured explanation of how the need for expiation arose, emphasizing truthful narration.
FAQs
Even great events require dharmic accounting; Śiva clarifies the true cause behind the need for atonement, emphasizing moral responsibility.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the setting of the discourse, framing the teaching within its celebrated sacred landscape.
No specific rite is stated here; the verse introduces the explanation for prāyaścitta that follows.