Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 58
तेनात्मकर्मणा यांतीं ब्रह्महत्यां स पृष्ठतः । बुबुधे मुनिवर्याणामुपदेशेन भूपतिः
tenātmakarmaṇā yāṃtīṃ brahmahatyāṃ sa pṛṣṭhataḥ | bubudhe munivaryāṇāmupadeśena bhūpatiḥ
Nakilala ng hari na ang brahmahatyā na sumusunod sa kanyang likuran ay bunga ng sarili niyang gawa, matapos maunawaan ito sa turo ng pinakadakilang mga muni.
Narrator (context not explicit in excerpt; likely Purāṇic narrator)
Scene: A circle of austere sages instructs the remorseful king; behind him, the shadowy Brahmahatyā figure is visible but held at bay by the light of knowledge.
FAQs
True reform begins with recognition: through saintly counsel one understands personal responsibility and turns toward purification.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
None explicitly; it highlights upadeśa (instruction) as the first step toward prāyaścitta.