Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4
तथा चैव तु षड्भागो गृहीतो विभवस्य च । तस्मादेष समस्तानां बाह्यभूतो भविष्यति
tathā caiva tu ṣaḍbhāgo gṛhīto vibhavasya ca | tasmādeṣa samastānāṃ bāhyabhūto bhaviṣyati
“ยิ่งกว่านั้น ทรัพย์นั้นถูกหยิบไปแล้วถึงหนึ่งในหกส่วนจริงแท้; เพราะฉะนั้นเขาจักเป็นคนนอกของชุมชนทั้งมวล ถูกตัดขาดจากทุกคน”
Nāgaras (collective speakers within Sūta’s narration)
Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (standard frame)
Scene: An elder announces that a sixth portion of wealth was taken; the accused is symbolically pushed outside the circle/threshold, indicating ‘bāhya-bhūta’ (outcaste/excluded).
FAQs
Unjust appropriation—especially in a sacred/ritual setting—breaks communal dharma and results in exclusion, underscoring accountability.
The sanction is narrated within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra-māhātmya context, portraying the kṣetra as a realm where dharma is actively upheld.
Not a rite but a consequence tied to wrongdoing: social exclusion (bāhya-bhāva) for taking the ṣaḍbhāga of wealth.