Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 38
दुष्कर्मतो विमुक्तः स्यादनुतापी भवेद्यदि । वेदे तीर्थे च देवे च दैवज्ञे चौषधे गुरौ
duṣkarmato vimuktaḥ syādanutāpī bhavedyadi | vede tīrthe ca deve ca daivajñe cauṣadhe gurau
जर मनुष्य खरा अनुताप करील तर तो दुष्कर्मांपासून मुक्त होतो—वेद, तीर्थ, देव, दैवज्ञ, औषध आणि गुरु यांच्याविषयी श्रद्धा ठेवून.
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (general)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A remorseful pilgrim seated near a river shrine, head bowed; behind, symbolic icons: a Veda manuscript, a deity-linga/archā, a guru figure, a physician with herbs, and an astrologer with pañcāṅga—arranged as a mandala of guidance.
FAQs
Genuine repentance, joined with reverence for sacred authorities and supports of dharma, dissolves the burden of wrongdoing.
Tīrtha in general is honored as a purifier, within the Revā/Narmadā context of the chapter.
Cultivate anutāpa (remorse) and uphold श्रद्धा/reverence toward Veda, tīrtha, deity, guru, and allied supports like remedies.