Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 121
तस्या मयोद्यतः पादो न तु देहे निपातितः । बाल्याद्वा यदि वा मोहात्तद्भवान्क्षंतुमर्हति
tasyā mayodyataḥ pādo na tu dehe nipātitaḥ | bālyādvā yadi vā mohāttadbhavānkṣaṃtumarhati
“Chân con đã giơ lên chống lại mẹ, nhưng không hề chạm vào thân thể mẹ. Nếu do tính trẻ dại hay do mê muội, xin người hoan hỷ tha thứ.”
Yama
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A penitent son with raised foot halted mid-motion, hands folded in apology toward an elder or divine protector; the moment freezes between impulse and restraint.
FAQs
Acknowledging fault and seeking forgiveness is dhārmic; intention and restraint matter even when harm is not completed.
The episode is part of the Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya’s sacred storytelling.
No explicit rite; the verse expresses a prāyaścitta-like attitude (repentance and request for pardon).