Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 180
दग्धः स दहते भूयो हतमेवनिहंति च । सम्यग्ज्ञानपरित्यक्तो यः पापे पापमाचरेत्
dagdhaḥ sa dahate bhūyo hatamevanihaṃti ca | samyagjñānaparityakto yaḥ pāpe pāpamācaret
जो जळला तो पुन्हा जाळतो, जो मारला तो पुन्हा मारतो; सम्यक् ज्ञान सोडून जो पापाच्या बदल्यात पाप करतो, तो विनाशच वाढवितो।
Guru
Listener: Disciple/pilgrim
Scene: Allegorical tableau: a small flame becomes a spreading fire when fed; beside it, two figures locked in escalating retaliation, while a third (sage) raises a hand of restraint symbolizing samyag-jñāna.
FAQs
Wrongdoing breeds further wrongdoing; without right understanding, retaliation becomes a cycle of repeated harm.
No tīrtha is specified in this verse.
None; the verse warns against ethical relapse and urges samyag-jñāna (right discernment).