Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 47
शूद्र उवाच । कथं नीलेति नामासौ जातोयमद्भुताकृतिः । किमस्तुवन्प्रसन्नास्ते ब्राह्मणा विश्वकारणम्
śūdra uvāca | kathaṃ nīleti nāmāsau jātoyamadbhutākṛtiḥ | kimastuvanprasannāste brāhmaṇā viśvakāraṇam
Der Śūdra sprach: „Wie kam es, dass dieses wundersam Gestaltete den Namen ‚Nīla‘ erhielt? Und was besangen jene zufriedenen Brāhmaṇas, indem sie die Ursache des Universums priesen?“
Śūdra
Tirtha: Nīla-vṛṣabha episode (associated tīrtha not named in this verse)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Gālava
Scene: A humble questioner addresses the sage: hands folded, eyes intent; the sage poised to explain the name ‘Nīla’ and the hymn to the universe’s cause.
FAQs
Dharma begins with sincere inquiry—asking about the meaning of sacred names and the object of true praise.
The question occurs inside a tīrtha-māhātmya episode; the verse itself is dialogic and does not specify the site-name.
No ritual is prescribed; the focus is on understanding stuti and the sacred identity signified by the name “Nīla.”