Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 66
प्रायश्चित्तं न तस्यास्ति सशल्यं वासरं हरेः । ये कुर्वंति न ते यांति मन्वतरशतैर्दिवम्
prāyaścittaṃ na tasyāsti saśalyaṃ vāsaraṃ hareḥ | ye kurvaṃti na te yāṃti manvataraśatairdivam
हरि के पवित्र दिवस को दोष सहित करना—उसका कोई प्रायश्चित्त नहीं है। जो ऐसा करते हैं, वे सैकड़ों मन्वन्तरों में भी स्वर्ग नहीं जाते।
Unspecified (didactic voice; strong dharma-śāstra style warning)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A stark proclamation scene: an elder declares ‘no expiation’ for flawed Hari-vāsara; behind, a vast cosmic timeline (manvantara cycles) is depicted as turning wheels, yet a closed gate to svarga remains shut for the negligent observer.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma emphasizes sincerity and correctness in worship; deliberate fault in sacred observance is presented as gravely harmful.
Dvārakā, within the Dvārakā Māhātmya discourse on Hari/Kṛṣṇa worship.
Do not observe Hari’s day in a saśalya (faulty) way; the verse stresses strict avoidance rather than expiation.