Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 33
सम्पूज्य च यथान्यायं तानेव ब्राह्मणैः सह । सुकृतं दुष्कृतं पश्चात्तेभ्यः सर्वं निवेदयेत्
sampūjya ca yathānyāyaṃ tāneva brāhmaṇaiḥ saha | sukṛtaṃ duṣkṛtaṃ paścāttebhyaḥ sarvaṃ nivedayet
เมื่อบูชาท่านเหล่านั้นตามธรรมเนียม พร้อมด้วยพราหมณ์แล้ว ต่อจากนั้นพึงทูลน้อมถวายทั้งหมดแก่ท่าน—ทั้งบุญกุศลและบาปกรรม
Unspecified (ritual instruction within Revākhaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Revā tīrtha (general)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The performer worships the Lokapālas and brāhmaṇas, then offers a symbolic ‘ledger’ of merit and demerit—hands joined, speaking solemnly before the altar.
FAQs
Spiritual purification includes honest accountability—placing one’s whole karmic record before the sacred and the learned.
The rite is framed within Revākhaṇḍa’s tīrtha culture, associated with Revā/Narmadā pilgrimage practice.
After worship, formally submit/declare both sukṛta and duṣkṛta before the invoked sacred authorities (with brāhmaṇas present).