Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 45
सपादभागवृद्धिस्तु क्षत्त्रियादिषु गृह्यते । एवं न बन्धो भवति पातकस्य कदाचन
sapādabhāgavṛddhistu kṣattriyādiṣu gṛhyate | evaṃ na bandho bhavati pātakasya kadācana
Mais une augmentation d’un quart est admise dans le cas des kṣatriya et des autres. Lorsque cette règle est observée, elle ne devient jamais un lien générateur de péché.
Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative style)
Scene: A dharmic assembly: a learned brāhmaṇa adviser and a kṣatriya householder weigh a measured quarter-share on a balance, with scriptures open, indicating lawful conduct that avoids sin.
FAQs
Dharma regulates even permitted gains; when taken within prescribed bounds, one avoids pātaka (sinful bondage).
No specific site is named; it continues general dharma-instruction within the Tīrthamāhātmya context.
A permitted rate/measure of ‘increase’ (vṛddhi) for Kṣatriyas and others, framed as a rule to avoid sin.