Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 64
पुत्रपुत्रेति भाषंतमनु त्वा मरणोन्मुखम् । अधुना चेत्स्वकं देहं वीर त्वं परित्यक्ष्यसि
putraputreti bhāṣaṃtamanu tvā maraṇonmukham | adhunā cetsvakaṃ dehaṃ vīra tvaṃ parityakṣyasi
وہ ‘بیٹا، میرے بیٹے!’ پکار پکار کر تمہارے پیچھے آتا ہے، جب تم موت کی طرف رخ کرتے ہو۔ اے بہادر، اگر اب تم اپنا جسم چھوڑ دو گے، تو (اس کا مفہوم سمجھو)۔
The goddesses (continuing admonition)
Scene: An aged grandfather, crying ‘putra putra’, follows the hero who is turning toward death; the hero’s posture suggests stepping away, while the elder’s outstretched arms plead for life.
FAQs
Even in repentance, one must recognize duties and bonds—especially toward elders—so that expiation does not become another form of harm.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it remains within the ocean-side expiation narrative frame.
No explicit ritual; it cautions against immediate self-abandonment (self-destruction) in the midst of a dharmic dilemma.