Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 48
श्रीभगवानुवाच । अनेनैव तु रूपेण मस्तकस्थेन वै ततः । तपः कुरु समाधिस्थो ममाराधनतत्परः
śrībhagavānuvāca | anenaiva tu rūpeṇa mastakasthena vai tataḥ | tapaḥ kuru samādhistho mamārādhanatatparaḥ
พระผู้มีพระภาคตรัสว่า “ในรูปนี้เอง และให้สิ่งนั้นตั้งอยู่บนศีรษะของเจ้าแล้ว จงบำเพ็ญตบะเถิด จงตั้งมั่นในสมาธิ และมุ่งมั่นทั้งหมดในอาราธนาของเรา”
Śiva (Śrī Bhagavān)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva speaks as guru and judge, instructing Brahmā to perform tapas in the same form, bearing it upon his head, remaining in samādhi and wholly devoted to Śiva’s worship; the atmosphere shifts from courtroom to āśrama-like discipline.
FAQs
Atonement is not merely regret but disciplined practice—tapas, concentration, and devoted worship.
This instruction is part of the causative narrative for the later celebrated Rudraśiraḥ sacred site in the Nāgarakhaṇḍa.
Tapas (austerity), samādhi (meditative absorption), and Śiva-ārādhana (devotional worship) are prescribed as prāyaścitta.