Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 55
ततः प्रोवाच विजने वासुदेवं घृणान्वितः । ताताहं विप्रलब्धस्तु नंदिन्या तव भार्यया
tataḥ provāca vijane vāsudevaṃ ghṛṇānvitaḥ | tātāhaṃ vipralabdhastu naṃdinyā tava bhāryayā
แล้วในที่สงัด ด้วยจิตเปี่ยมกรุณา เขากล่าวแก่พระวาสุเทวะว่า “ท่านบิดา ข้าพเจ้าถูกนางนันทินี—ภริยาของท่าน—ล่อลวงหลอกลวงจริงแท้”
Narrator (introducing Sāmba’s speech to Vāsudeva)
Scene: In a lonely grove or quiet riverside, a remorseful man speaks privately to Vāsudeva, hands folded, eyes downcast; Vāsudeva listens gravely, compassion visible.
FAQs
Confession and truthful disclosure are presented as catalysts for dharmic resolution and the pursuit of purification.
The verse is narrative setup within the Tiṃginī-centered section; the tīrtha’s glory is developed in the surrounding passage.
No direct ritual is prescribed here; it introduces the personal circumstance that motivates the ensuing expiatory path.