Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 14
यत्किंचिद्विहितं पापं त्वया पूर्वंमया हि तत् । गृहीतं मूर्तिरूपं तत्ततस्त्वं पापवर्जितः । इति प्रतिग्रहमंत्रः
yatkiṃcidvihitaṃ pāpaṃ tvayā pūrvaṃmayā hi tat | gṛhītaṃ mūrtirūpaṃ tattatastvaṃ pāpavarjitaḥ | iti pratigrahamaṃtraḥ
तुझ्याकडून पूर्वी जे काही पाप झाले होते, ते मीच मूर्तिरूप धारण करून स्वीकारले आहे; म्हणून तू आता पापरहित आहेस. हा प्रतिग्रह-मंत्र आहे.
Brāhmaṇa (recipient) speaking to the donor (King) within ritual context
Type: kshetra
Listener: rājan (king)
Scene: The brāhmaṇa accepts the golden effigy with both hands; a subtle visual metaphor shows a dark mist (pāpa) moving from donor to the effigy/recipient, while the donor appears brightened—symbolizing pāpa-varjana.
FAQs
In Purāṇic ritual logic, properly received dāna can effect moral purification, symbolically transferring sin away from the donor.
The mantra belongs to the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya setting; this verse focuses on the acceptance-mantra rather than a named tīrtha.
It gives the pratigraha-mantra spoken by the recipient at the moment of accepting the gift, declaring the donor purified.