Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12
स पापपूरुषो देयो विधिना केन सूतज । कैर्मंत्रैः स हि देयः कैश्चैव ह्युपस्करैः
sa pāpapūruṣo deyo vidhinā kena sūtaja | kairmaṃtraiḥ sa hi deyaḥ kaiścaiva hyupaskaraiḥ
हे सूतपुत्रा, त्या ‘पापपुरुषा’चे दान कोणत्या विधीने करावे? कोणत्या मंत्रांनी ते द्यावे, आणि कोणकोणत्या उपस्कर व सामग्रीने?
Ṛṣayaḥ (the sages)
Tirtha: Kāpāleśvara (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: A priest prepares a small effigy labeled as pāpa-pūruṣa, surrounded by ritual implements—water pot, kuśa grass, lamps, incense—while sages ask about mantras.
FAQs
Expiation in Purāṇic dharma is not vague; it is framed as a disciplined rite with mantra and proper method.
The question arises within the Kāpāleśvara/Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya narrative.
It directly asks for the vidhāna (procedure), mantras, and upaskaras (ritual items) for performing pāpa-pūruṣa-dāna.