Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 6
महापातकशैलानां वज्रघातसुदारुणम् । भर्जनं कर्मबीजानां साधनं सर्व संपदाम्
mahāpātakaśailānāṃ vajraghātasudāruṇam | bharjanaṃ karmabījānāṃ sādhanaṃ sarva saṃpadām
此如雷霆金刚之击，凶猛摧裂大罪之山；又焚尽业（karma）之种子，成为成就一切吉祥福德之方便。
Narrator/Teacher within Brahmottara Khaṇḍa (contextual; not explicit in snippet)
Tirtha: Śiva-kathā/Śiva-upāsanā (as pāpa-hara-vajra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A dramatic allegory: a vajra of light descends, splitting dark mountains labeled ‘mahāpātaka’; beneath, tiny seeds (karma-bīja) are scorched in a radiant fire; a devotee stands protected, hands folded toward Śiva.
FAQs
Deep karmic impurities are not merely reduced but uprooted—down to their “seeds”—through this sacred engagement.
No specific sacred geography is named in this verse; it praises the transformative potency of the practice itself.
No explicit ritual is listed; the verse characterizes the practice as a powerful purifier and giver of auspicious results.