Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 5
ब्रह्मघ्नी याहि पापिष्ठे परित्यक्ता गृहाद्व्रज
brahmaghnī yāhi pāpiṣṭhe parityaktā gṛhādvraja
«Meurtrière d’un brāhmane ! Va-t’en, la plus pécheresse ; rejetée, sors de cette demeure !»
Narrative voices of the condemners (reported by Mārkaṇḍeya)
Tirtha: Alikā-tīrtha
Type: kshetra
Listener: a king (nṛpa)
Scene: A forceful banishment: an elder points outward from the house; Alikā stands at the threshold with a small bundle, face pale, the doorway behind her closing—symbolizing separation from home and dharma.
FAQs
Mahāpātakas (great sins) are treated with utmost seriousness; the tradition pushes the wrongdoer toward separation from harm and toward expiation.
Indirectly, the Alikā Tīrtha narrative is being set up—sins and expulsion lead the character toward a purifying tīrtha.
No direct ritual; it expresses expulsion and moral denunciation, preluding later prāyaścitta through tīrtha.