Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 51
पुत्रं प्रबोधयामासुः प्रायश्चित्तनिवृत्तये । तदा न शक्नुवंति स्म निवर्तयितुमं जसा
putraṃ prabodhayāmāsuḥ prāyaścittanivṛttaye | tadā na śaknuvaṃti sma nivartayitumaṃ jasā
ప్రాయశ్చిత్తం మానివేయమని వారు కుమారునికి బోధించారు; అయినా అప్పటికీ అతనిని సులభంగా వెనక్కి తిప్పలేకపోయారు।
Narrator (contextual)
Scene: A household scene: elders and companions counsel a determined young man intent on expiation; gestures of pleading, the youth’s steadfast posture, a tense, sorrowful atmosphere.
FAQs
Even well-meant counsel may fail when one is gripped by guilt; dharma requires both resolve and right guidance.
The narrative arc proceeds toward Vāstupada, a sanctified place where doubts are removed through a revered authority.
The focus is on stopping an intended prāyaścitta; no new rite is prescribed in this verse.
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