Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 31
ब्रह्मघ्नो वा सुरापो वा स्तेयी वा गुरुतल्पगः । कृतघ्नो मुच्यते पापैर्मृतो मुक्तिमवाप्नुयात्
brahmaghno vā surāpo vā steyī vā gurutalpagaḥ | kṛtaghno mucyate pāpairmṛto muktimavāpnuyāt
Sama ada pembunuh brāhmaṇa, peminum arak, pencuri, pelanggar ranjang guru, atau orang yang tidak mengenang budi—dia dibebaskan daripada dosa; dan apabila mati, memperoleh mokṣa, pembebasan.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced from Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa māhātmya narration style)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A penitent sinner lays down weapons and symbols of wrongdoing at a sacred threshold; a radiant Śiva-linga or Śiva-form emits purifying light that dissolves dark stains labeled as the five great sins; a path opens toward liberation.
FAQs
The māhātmya asserts the extraordinary redemptive power of a Śiva-kṣetra: even grave transgressions can be purified, culminating in liberation.
The Vastrāpatha sacred region in Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa, implicitly connected with reaching Śivālaya and receiving its purificatory grace.
No specific expiation rite is detailed here; the verse emphasizes kṣetra-prabhāva (the sanctifying power of the place) as prāyaścitta.