Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 31
निवेद्य ब्राह्मणेंद्राणां तदुक्तं च समाचरेत् । प्रायश्चित्तं यथोक्तं तु ततः शुद्धिमवाप्नुयात्
nivedya brāhmaṇeṃdrāṇāṃ taduktaṃ ca samācaret | prāyaścittaṃ yathoktaṃ tu tataḥ śuddhimavāpnuyāt
Setelah mengakui hal itu kepada para brāhmaṇa yang utama, hendaklah seseorang bertindak menurut apa yang mereka tetapkan. Dengan melaksanakan prāyaścitta sebagaimana diajarkan, barulah ia memperoleh penyucian.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Type: kshetra
Scene: A humble offender kneeling before a circle of venerable brāhmaṇas; one elder raises a hand in instruction while a palm-leaf text rests nearby; the offender holds a water-pot and kusa grass, ready for prescribed rites.
FAQs
Purification requires humility, disclosure before dharmic authorities, and disciplined follow-through of prescribed expiation.
Not specified; the verse focuses on dharmic procedure rather than a named sacred geography.
Confession to learned brāhmaṇas and performance of the prāyaścitta exactly as instructed.