Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 67
तदाकर्ण्य व्यवस्यासौ तथ्यं मद्वचनं हृदा । पश्चात्तापसमोपेतो मुनिर्मामित्यथाब्रवीत्
tadākarṇya vyavasyāsau tathyaṃ madvacanaṃ hṛdā | paścāttāpasamopeto munirmāmityathābravīt
Ao ouvir isso, o sábio reconheceu no coração que minhas palavras eram verdadeiras. Depois, tomado de arrependimento, o muni falou-me assim.
The cursed petitioner (unnamed in the snippet)
Listener: Muni (character within the episode)
Scene: A sage, head bowed, hands joined, eyes moist with remorse, acknowledging the speaker’s truth; the teacher/narrator stands calm, authoritative; the moment is intimate and transformative.
FAQs
Recognizing truth and feeling remorse is the turning point that restores dharmic clarity.
No tīrtha is mentioned.
None explicitly; it indicates inner repentance as the precursor to any correction.