Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 54
तस्य सर्वं समाचख्युः परावसुसमुद्भवम् । वृत्तांतं मद्यपानोत्थं यन्मित्रैस्तस्य कीर्तितम्
tasya sarvaṃ samācakhyuḥ parāvasusamudbhavam | vṛttāṃtaṃ madyapānotthaṃ yanmitraistasya kīrtitam
त्यांनी त्याला सर्व सांगितले—परावसूपासून उद्भवलेला सारा प्रसंग, मद्यपानातून निर्माण झालेला तो वृत्तांत, जो त्याच्या मित्रांनी कथन केला होता।
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.