Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 46
विधिः प्राथमिकस्तस्माद्द्वितीये द्विगुणं चरेत् । तृतीये त्रिगुणं प्रोक्तं चतुर्थे नास्ति निष्कृतिः
vidhiḥ prāthamikastasmāddvitīye dviguṇaṃ caret | tṛtīye triguṇaṃ proktaṃ caturthe nāsti niṣkṛtiḥ
لذلك تُعمل القاعدة الأولى في المرة الأولى؛ وفي الثانية يُؤدَّى ذلك مضاعفًا؛ وفي الثالثة قيل ثلاثَةَ أضعاف. أمّا في الرابعة فلا كفّارة.
Unspecified (didactic voice within Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A symbolic four-panel sequence: a person commits a fault and performs expiation once, then twice, then thrice with increasing austerity; the fourth panel shows a closed gate or a stern dharma-guardian indicating ‘no release’.
FAQs
Repeated wrongdoing hardens guilt; dharma escalates remedy and finally withdraws ordinary expiation for habitual transgression.
The teaching sits within Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya, presenting moral discipline as part of the sacred landscape’s instruction.
A graded scale: first-time rule, second-time double, third-time triple, and no niṣkṛti on the fourth.