Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 22
त्वदीयं पातकं चास्य शरीरेऽद्य व्यवस्थितम् । एकाकिना यतो दत्तं तेनायं पतितः स्थितः
tvadīyaṃ pātakaṃ cāsya śarīre'dya vyavasthitam | ekākinā yato dattaṃ tenāyaṃ patitaḥ sthitaḥ
บาปของท่านในวันนี้ได้ติดตรึงอยู่บนกายของเขาด้วย; เพราะท่านกระทำเพียงลำพัง เขาจึงคงอยู่ในสภาพตกต่ำ (ปติตะ)
Brāhmaṇas (dvijottamāḥ)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A reproving elder points to a distressed man; a second figure appears burdened, symbolizing sin ‘fixed upon the body’; the atmosphere is heavy with moral gravity.
FAQs
Improper religious acts can harm both the doer and others; dharma emphasizes responsibility and correct method.
No tīrtha is specified in this verse.
It reiterates that prāyaścitta should not be undertaken alone in this context; solitary performance is treated as invalid/harmful.