Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 31
नीलरक्तेन वस्त्रेण यत्कर्म कुरुते द्विजः । स्नानं दानं जपो होमः स्वाध्यायः पितृतर्पणम् । वृथा तस्य महायज्ञा नीलसूत्रस्य धारणात्
nīlaraktena vastreṇa yatkarma kurute dvijaḥ | snānaṃ dānaṃ japo homaḥ svādhyāyaḥ pitṛtarpaṇam | vṛthā tasya mahāyajñā nīlasūtrasya dhāraṇāt
Apa jua upacara yang dilakukan oleh seorang dvija ketika memakai pakaian biru atau merah—mandi suci, sedekah, japa, homa, swādhyāya, dan tarpaṇa kepada leluhur—menjadi sia-sia baginya; bahkan yajña agung pun hampa, kerana memakai benang biru (nīla-sūtra).
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa māhātmya narration style)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A brāhmaṇa about to perform homa and pitṛ-tarpaṇa is stopped by a sage who points to blue/red garments and a blue thread; the ritual fire and offerings are shown as ‘ineffective’ until corrected attire is adopted.
FAQs
Purāṇic vrata-dharma stresses congruence of outer discipline and inner intent; violating prescribed restraints is said to negate ritual fruit.
The teaching is embedded in Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya, framing Prabhāsa rites with strict observance norms.
Do not perform religious acts while wearing blue/red garments or the 'nīla-sūtra'; otherwise acts like dāna, japa, homa, and pitṛ-tarpaṇa are declared fruitless.