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
جو جل چکا وہ پھر جلاتا ہے؛ جو مارا گیا وہ پھر مارتا ہے۔ جو صحیح تمیز چھوڑ کر گناہ کے جواب میں گناہ کرے، وہ تباہی کو اور بڑھاتا ہے۔
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).
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