Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 94
याज्ञवल्क्योऽपि तत्पीत्वा जलं तेनाभिमंत्रितम् । वांतिं कृत्वा सहान्नेन तद्विद्यां तां परित्यजत्
yājñavalkyo'pi tatpītvā jalaṃ tenābhimaṃtritam | vāṃtiṃ kṛtvā sahānnena tadvidyāṃ tāṃ parityajat
Yājñavalkya, lui aussi, but cette eau consacrée ; puis, après avoir vomi — avec sa nourriture — il abandonna ce savoir reçu.
Narrator (contextual)
Scene: Yājñavalkya drinks the consecrated water and vomits; the scene is restrained, focusing on symbolic expulsion—food and ‘letters’/script-like motifs leaving him—while the guru watches impassively.
FAQs
When learning is tied to ego or conflict, it can be lost; renewal comes through humility and sacred discipline.
The next movement of the story leads toward Viśvāmitra-hrada, a tīrtha where purification is undertaken.
The act described is forced expulsion (vomiting) caused by mantra-consecrated water.