Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16
तत्पापं भविता कस्य कथयंत्विति मे लघु । तथैव गत्वा पप्रच्छ पितरौ तावथोचतुः
tatpāpaṃ bhavitā kasya kathayaṃtviti me laghu | tathaiva gatvā papraccha pitarau tāvathocatuḥ
“Katakan kepadaku segera—dosa itu akan menjadi milik siapa?” Setelah berkata demikian, dia pun pergi bertanya kepada kedua orang tuanya; lalu mereka berdua menjawab.
Narrator (within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya frame)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A worried son approaches his seated parents in a hermitage-like setting near the sacred coast of Prabhāsa, hands folded, asking urgently about whose share the sin becomes.
FAQs
Karma is personal and must be faced honestly; one cannot assume others will automatically share the consequences of one’s wrongdoing.
The account remains within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya, where such dilemmas lead toward purification and dharmic correction.
None in this verse; it narrates the inquiry that precedes further instruction and transformation.