Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 87
दैवादतीतकाले चेत्वृद्धिरापद्यते यदा । तदा प्रथमतः कृत्वा पश्चाद्वृद्धिर्विधीयते
daivādatītakāle cetvṛddhirāpadyate yadā | tadā prathamataḥ kṛtvā paścādvṛddhirvidhīyate
اگر تقدیر کے سبب مقررہ وقت گزر جانے کے بعد اضافہ کرنا ضروری ہو جائے، تو پہلے وہی ادا کیا جائے جو اصل میں واجب تھا؛ اس کے بعد ہی بڑھی ہوئی مقدار کو شاستری طریقے سے پورا کیا جائے۔
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.