Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 33
रोमकूपे यदा गच्छेद्रसं नीलस्य कस्यचित् । पतितस्तु भवेद्विप्रस्त्रिभिः कृच्छ्रैर्व्यपोहति
romakūpe yadā gacchedrasaṃ nīlasya kasyacit | patitastu bhavedviprastribhiḥ kṛcchrairvyapohati
Si l’essence de quelque substance bleue pénètre dans un follicule pileux, le brāhmane est tenu pour déchu; il efface cette faute en accomplissant trois pénitences kṛcchra.
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.