Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 52
ततोऽब्रवीदृष्रीन्सर्वान्स्वमर्थं गृह्यतां द्विजाः । युष्मदीयं गृहीतं यत्पा पेनाकृतबुद्धिना
tato'bravīdṛṣrīnsarvānsvamarthaṃ gṛhyatāṃ dvijāḥ | yuṣmadīyaṃ gṛhītaṃ yatpā penākṛtabuddhinā
त्यानंतर तो सर्व ऋषींना म्हणाला—'हे द्विजहो! आपले धन परत घ्या, जे मी पापाचरणामुळे आणि कुबुद्धीमुळे तुमच्याकडून घेतले होते.'
Viśākha
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya ṛṣis
Scene: The reformed man, newly awakened from samādhi-like stillness, addresses assembled sages with folded hands, placing recovered goods before them; faces show relief and solemnity.
FAQs
Real atonement includes restitution—returning what was wrongly taken, not merely feeling regret.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra as a place where inner change expresses itself as ethical dharma.
Restitution (returning stolen goods) is implied as a dharmic corrective act.