छागवक्त्रो विरूपास्यो दधीचि परिधिक्कृतः । प्रायश्चित्तविधानार्थं सूपदिष्टः स्वयंभुवा
chāgavaktro virūpāsyo dadhīci paridhikkṛtaḥ | prāyaścittavidhānārthaṃ sūpadiṣṭaḥ svayaṃbhuvā
Mang khuôn mặt dê và dung mạo biến dạng—bị Dadhīci quở trách—ông được Svayambhū (Brahmā) chỉ dạy tường tận về nghi pháp prāyaścitta (sám hối, chuộc lỗi) đúng đắn.
Skanda (continuing the narration)
Tirtha: Kāśī (implicit frame)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A disgraced being with a goat-like face stands humbled; the sage Dadhīci’s reproach is implied; Brahmā (Svayambhū) instructs calmly, holding a manuscript/lotus, indicating the codified method of expiation.
Moral and ritual order (dharma) includes prāyaścitta: after wrongdoing, one should accept correction and follow prescribed atonement.
The verse is part of the Kāśī-centered Dakṣeśvara account, setting up why Dakṣa seeks purification connected to Kāśī.
Prāyaścitta-vidhāna—formal procedures of expiation—are explicitly indicated (details follow in the broader narrative).