Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 26
ततो दुःखाभिसंतप्तो गतस्तत्रैव तत्क्षणात् । रक्तबंधमनुप्राप्तो विपाप्मा सोऽभवत्पुनः
tato duḥkhābhisaṃtapto gatastatraiva tatkṣaṇāt | raktabaṃdhamanuprāpto vipāpmā so'bhavatpunaḥ
پھر غم سے جھلس کر وہ اسی لمحے وہیں واپس گیا۔ رکت بندھ کو دوبارہ پا کر وہ پھر سے گناہ سے پاک ہو گیا۔
Sūta (deduced)
Tirtha: Raktabandha
Type: kund
Listener: King
Scene: The king, burning with grief, rushes back to Raktabandha; upon arrival the dark signs lift and his face brightens, indicating renewed sinlessness.
FAQs
When one falls, repentance and immediate return to dharma—through tīrtha and right conduct—restores purity.
Raktabandha/Raktānubandha Tīrtha on Arbuda, portrayed as a powerful place of repeated pāpa-kṣaya.
Prāyaścitta by returning to the tīrtha and seeking purification again (implied through renewed snāna and observance).