Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6
निर्मूल्यानि सुवस्त्राणि ब्राह्मणानां महात्मनाम् । नीलीमध्ये विमोहेन प्रक्षिप्तानि बहूनि च
nirmūlyāni suvastrāṇi brāhmaṇānāṃ mahātmanām | nīlīmadhye vimohena prakṣiptāni bahūni ca
« Bien des vêtements précieux appartenant à des brahmanes au grand cœur—pour eux sans prix—ont, par mon égarement, été jetés au milieu de la Nīlī. »
Śuddhaka (within Sūta’s narration)
Tirtha: Nīlī
Type: river
Listener: dvijottama (addressed)
Scene: A man recounts the act: bundles of fine cloth sinking or swirling in dark-blue water; Brahmins on the bank in distress; the river’s current central and ominous.
FAQs
Delusion does not erase responsibility; harm done to the righteous and to sacred contexts demands acknowledgement and remedy.
The Nīlī (Nīlīkuṇḍī), presented as a significant water-body in the tīrtha narrative.
No explicit prescription; the verse implies the need for restitution/prāyaścitta due to offense involving Brahmin property and a sacred site.