Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 27
मया तातेह वल्मीके दृष्टं सर्वमभिज्वलत् । उद्द्योतवदविज्ञानात्तन्मया विद्धमन्तिकात्
mayā tāteha valmīke dṛṣṭaṃ sarvamabhijvalat | uddyotavadavijñānāttanmayā viddhamantikāt
“அப்பா, இங்கே இந்த வல்மீகத்தில் எல்லாம் தீப்பற்றிப் பிரகாசிப்பதை நான் கண்டேன். அதை ஒளிபோல் எண்ணி, அறியாமையால் அருகிலிருந்து அதைத் தாக்கினேன்.”
Sukanyā
Tirtha: Valmīka-sthāna (within Prabhāsa-kṣetra)
Type: kund
Scene: Sukanyā confesses to her father: she saw a blazing radiance within an anthill and, mistaking it for a mere light, struck it; the anthill glows ominously in memory.
FAQs
Ajñāna can cause harm; admitting one’s mistake truthfully is the first step toward restoration of dharma.
The episode is narrated within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya, linking moral transformation to sacred space, though no single tīrtha is named in this verse.
None; it is a confession explaining the cause of offense.