Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12
अथासौ प्रणिपत्योच्चैः प्रोवाच द्विजसत्तमान् । जलभ्रांत्या सुरा पीता मया कुरुत निग्रहम्
athāsau praṇipatyoccaiḥ provāca dvijasattamān | jalabhrāṃtyā surā pītā mayā kuruta nigraham
मग त्याने नमस्कार करून मोठ्याने त्या द्विजसत्तमांना म्हटले—“पाणी समजून भ्रमाने मी सुरा पिली; कृपा करून माझ्यावर योग्य निग्रह/दंडविधान करा।”
The man/brāhmaṇa (penitent; exact name not given in the snippet)
Scene: The penitent prostrates fully before the seated brāhmaṇas, hands folded, head lowered; he speaks aloud, face earnest. The elders listen gravely, manuscripts nearby.
FAQs
Humility and truthful confession before the wise is the gateway to purification and restoration of dharma.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse.
He requests “nigraha” (discipline/penance) from the learned—i.e., a formally prescribed prāyaścitta.