Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 18
कण्व उवाच । शृणु राज्ञि प्रवक्ष्यामि अन्यदेहोद्भवं तव । न रोषश्च त्वया कार्यो लज्जा वापि सुमध्यमे
kaṇva uvāca | śṛṇu rājñi pravakṣyāmi anyadehodbhavaṃ tava | na roṣaśca tvayā kāryo lajjā vāpi sumadhyame
Kaṇva nói: “Hãy nghe đây, hỡi hoàng hậu; ta sẽ kể điều phát sinh từ thân trước của nàng. Nàng chớ nổi giận, cũng chớ hổ thẹn, hỡi người thắt lưng thon.”
Kaṇva
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (frame of the narrative)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Rājñī (queen)
Scene: Sage Kaṇva addresses a queen in a calm hermitage setting, raising a hand in reassurance as he begins a past-life account; the queen listens with mixed anxiety and composure.
FAQs
When past karma is revealed, the proper response is steadiness—neither anger nor shame—so that knowledge becomes transformative rather than disturbing.
The instruction occurs within Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya, where sacred place and dharma teaching mutually reinforce each other.
No specific ritual is given here; it is a preface to karmic narration and ethical counsel on composure.