Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 56
युष्मदीयं वचः कृत्स्नं मद्गुरुभ्यां प्रजल्पितम् । भार्यया च द्विजश्रेष्ठास्तेन मे दुःखमागतम्
yuṣmadīyaṃ vacaḥ kṛtsnaṃ madgurubhyāṃ prajalpitam | bhāryayā ca dvijaśreṣṭhāstena me duḥkhamāgatam
“โอ้ผู้ประเสริฐในหมู่ทวิชะ ถ้อยคำของท่านทั้งสิ้น บรรดาผู้ใหญ่ของข้าพเจ้าและภรรยาของข้าพเจ้าก็กล่าวย้ำ; ด้วยเหตุนั้นความทุกข์จึงมาถึงข้าพเจ้า”
Sūta (narrating the penitent’s address to the brāhmaṇas/ascetics)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The man explains that the sages’ words were repeated by his elders and wife, and that this has brought him sorrow; the sages remain calm, listening.
FAQs
When the wise counsel of saints is echoed by one’s own elders, ignoring it leads to suffering and compels repentance.
None is named in this verse; it functions as narrative linkage within the tīrtha-māhātmya.
No explicit rite; it emphasizes accepting upadeśa (authoritative guidance) as the basis for purification.