Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 87
दैवादतीतकाले चेत्वृद्धिरापद्यते यदा । तदा प्रथमतः कृत्वा पश्चाद्वृद्धिर्विधीयते
daivādatītakāle cetvṛddhirāpadyate yadā | tadā prathamataḥ kṛtvā paścādvṛddhirvidhīyate
ദൈവവശാൽ നിശ്ചിതകാലം കഴിഞ്ഞ ശേഷം വർദ്ധന ആവശ്യമായാൽ, ആദ്യം മുൻവിധിപ്രകാരം ചെയ്യേണ്ടത് ചെയ്തു, പിന്നെ മാത്രമേ വർദ്ധിതഭാഗം വിധിപൂർവ്വം നിർവഹിക്കാവൂ।
Unspecified (narrative instruction within Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa)
Scene: A calm domestic-ritual setting: a yajamāna and priest at a small altar, first placing the original offering portion, then a second, clearly separated supplemental offering; a palm-leaf ledger or ritual tally indicates ‘mūla’ and ‘vṛddhi’.
FAQs
Dharma is protected by orderly procedure: complete the original obligation first, then add what later becomes necessary.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it gives general dharma guidance within the Dharmāraṇya context.
When an additional requirement arises after the proper time, perform the original due act first, then perform the increased/additional part.