Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 26
स्त्रीहत्ययान्वितं ज्ञात्वा ततस्तूर्णमिहागतः । ततो भीष्मो द्रुतं गत्वा तत्र स्थाने समाहितः
strīhatyayānvitaṃ jñātvā tatastūrṇamihāgataḥ | tato bhīṣmo drutaṃ gatvā tatra sthāne samāhitaḥ
அவன் ஸ்த்ரீஹத்தையால் பாவச்சுமை கொண்டவன் என அறிந்து அவர் (சாந்தனு) விரைந்து இங்கே வந்தார். பின்னர் பீஷ்மரும் சீக்கிரம் அங்கே சென்று, அந்த இடத்தில் மனத்தை ஒருமுகப்படுத்தி நிலைத்தார்.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; reporting events)
Tirtha: Unnamed western-side tīrtha of kṛṣṇāṅgāraka-ṣaṣṭhī
Type: ghat
Scene: Śaṃtanu hastens to aid; Bhīṣma, burdened by sin, reaches the bathing place and becomes calm and focused before the rite.
FAQs
Acknowledging fault and seeking purification with focused mind is upheld as a dharmic response to grave wrongdoing.
The narrative points to the designated place—Śarmiṣṭhā-tīrtha—where Bhīṣma is to perform purificatory rites.
Preparation for prāyaścitta: prompt travel to the tīrtha and mental composure (samādhāna) before bathing and rites.
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