Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 26
ततो दुःखाभिसंतप्तो गतस्तत्रैव तत्क्षणात् । रक्तबंधमनुप्राप्तो विपाप्मा सोऽभवत्पुनः
tato duḥkhābhisaṃtapto gatastatraiva tatkṣaṇāt | raktabaṃdhamanuprāpto vipāpmā so'bhavatpunaḥ
பின்னர் துயரால் எரிந்தவனாய் அவன் உடனே அங்கே மீண்டும் சென்றான். ரக்தபந்தத்தை மீண்டும் அடைந்து, அவன் மறுபடியும் பாவமற்றவனானான்.
Sūta (deduced)
Tirtha: Raktabandha
Type: kund
Listener: King
Scene: The king, burning with grief, rushes back to Raktabandha; upon arrival the dark signs lift and his face brightens, indicating renewed sinlessness.
FAQs
When one falls, repentance and immediate return to dharma—through tīrtha and right conduct—restores purity.
Raktabandha/Raktānubandha Tīrtha on Arbuda, portrayed as a powerful place of repeated pāpa-kṣaya.
Prāyaścitta by returning to the tīrtha and seeking purification again (implied through renewed snāna and observance).