Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 29
मानसं चैव यत्पापं नराणामिह जायते । पश्चात्तापे कृते तस्य तत्क्षणादेव नश्यति
mānasaṃ caiva yatpāpaṃ narāṇāmiha jāyate | paścāttāpe kṛte tasya tatkṣaṇādeva naśyati
இங்கு மனிதரின் மனத்தில் உண்டாகும் பாவம் எதுவாயினும், அதற்குப் பச்சாத்தாபம் செய்தால் அது அக்கணமே அழிந்துவிடும்।
Mārkaṇḍeya
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim seated in quiet contemplation at a tīrtha-bank, hands in añjali, a faint dark cloud (sin) dissolving from the head/heart region into clear light as repentance arises.
FAQs
Sincere repentance is a powerful purifier, especially for faults that arise at the level of thought.
No specific site is mentioned in this verse; the teaching supports tīrtha-māhātmya by defining inner purification.
Paścāttāpa (repentance/remorse) is prescribed as the remedy for mental sin.