Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 31
तामेव प्रतिगृह्याहं राजन्दुहितरं तव । क्षमिष्यामि महीपाल सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीमि ते
tāmeva pratigṛhyāhaṃ rājanduhitaraṃ tava | kṣamiṣyāmi mahīpāla satyametadbravīmi te
“Tâu Đại vương, nếu ta nhận chính ái nữ của ngài, thì ta sẽ tha thứ lỗi ấy, hỡi bậc chúa tể cõi đất—đó là lời chân thật ta nói.”
Cyavana (Bhārgava ṛṣi)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: māhātmya audience
Scene: Cyavana declares a firm condition to the king: acceptance of the king’s daughter will lead to forgiveness; the king appears relieved yet solemn at the weight of the promise.
FAQs
Forgiveness may be tied to responsible remedy; dharma seeks restoration of order rather than mere punishment.
The verse sits within Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya’s sacred narrative framework.
No formal rite is prescribed here; the condition is acceptance in marriage as a dharmic resolution.