Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 109
ततो भीमः प्रणम्याह मनोवाक्कायवृद्धिभिः । कृतमाजन्मतः सव कुकृतं क्षम केशव
tato bhīmaḥ praṇamyāha manovākkāyavṛddhibhiḥ | kṛtamājanmataḥ sava kukṛtaṃ kṣama keśava
Pagkatapos ay yumuko si Bhīma at sinabi: “O Keśava, patawarin mo ang lahat ng maling nagawa ko mula sa aking kapanganakan—sa isip, sa salita, at sa gawa.”
Bhīma
Scene: Bhīma, massive and warrior-like, kneels with folded hands before Keśava; his face softened by remorse; the battlefield fades into a quiet devotional space.
FAQs
Repentance and seeking forgiveness purify the seeker; dharma begins with inner accountability.
None in this verse; it is a devotional-prāyaścitta statement within the narrative.
A general prāyaścitta attitude is expressed—confession and seeking forgiveness for faults of mind, speech, and body.