Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 25
सा च्छाया दृश्यते देहे द्वितीया नृपसत्तम । स एव गन्धो गात्रेषु तेजोहानिश्च सा नृप
sā cchāyā dṛśyate dehe dvitīyā nṛpasattama | sa eva gandho gātreṣu tejohāniśca sā nṛpa
اے بہترین بادشاہ! اس کے بدن پر وہ دوسری چھایا پھر دکھائی دی؛ اس کے اعضا پر وہی بو لوٹ آئی، اور اے بادشاہ، اس کی تابانی گھٹ گئی۔
Sūta (deduced)
Tirtha: Raktabandha
Type: kund
Listener: Nṛpasaत्तम (king)
Scene: The king’s relapse is shown through ominous signs: a second shadow clinging to him, foul odor, and a dimming aura; courtiers recoil while priests look grave.
FAQs
Ethical and ritual lapses are not merely abstract; they manifest as loss of tejas and the return of karmic burden.
Raktānubandha Tīrtha is central, illustrating both purification and relapse when discipline is broken.
Implicitly, continued restraint/niyama (especially regarding Soma observance) to prevent the return of impurity.