Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 33
रोमकूपे यदा गच्छेद्रसं नीलस्य कस्यचित् । पतितस्तु भवेद्विप्रस्त्रिभिः कृच्छ्रैर्व्यपोहति
romakūpe yadā gacchedrasaṃ nīlasya kasyacit | patitastu bhavedviprastribhiḥ kṛcchrairvyapohati
إذا دخلت خلاصةُ مادةٍ زرقاء في جُريبِ شعرةٍ، عُدَّ البرهمن ساقطًا؛ ويزيل تلك الوصمة بأداء ثلاث كِرِتشرا (kṛcchra) من الكفّارات.
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa māhātmya narration style)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (as authority for niyama)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A close-up narrative: a brāhmaṇa notices blue dye seeping onto skin; sages declare the fault grave; the scene shifts to the brāhmaṇa performing three kṛcchra penances—simple meals, controlled breath, and austere living.
FAQs
Ritual discipline is treated as precise; when impurity is incurred, structured penance is prescribed to restore eligibility for sacred rites.
The regulations are taught under Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya, connecting purity observances with Prabhāsa’s sacred regimen.
If 'nīla-rasa' enters a hair-follicle, three kṛcchra penances are prescribed as expiation.