पापं कृत्वा प्रकुर्वंति प्रायश्चित्तं यथोदितम् । हेम यच्छंति वा भूप न तेषां नरको भवेत्
pāpaṃ kṛtvā prakurvaṃti prāyaścittaṃ yathoditam | hema yacchaṃti vā bhūpa na teṣāṃ narako bhavet
اے بادشاہ! جو لوگ گناہ کر کے شاستروں کے بتائے ہوئے طریقے کے مطابق کفّارہ (پرایَشچِت) ادا کرتے ہیں، یا سونا دان کرتے ہیں—اُن کے لیے نرک نہیں ہوتا۔
Bhīṣma
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: Bhīṣma explains that those who commit sin but perform prescribed expiation, or give gold in charity, do not fall into hell.
Purāṇic dharma emphasizes moral repair: sincere expiation and charitable giving can neutralize sin’s afterlife consequences.
No single site is named in this verse; it continues the tīrtha-centered discourse by highlighting dharmic remedies connected to pilgrimage culture.
Performing prāyaścitta as prescribed and/or giving hema-dāna (donation of gold).