Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 34
नीलमध्यं यदा गच्छेत्प्रमादाद्ब्राह्मणः क्वचित् । अहोरात्रोषितो भूत्वा पञ्चगव्येन शुद्ध्यति
nīlamadhyaṃ yadā gacchetpramādādbrāhmaṇaḥ kvacit | ahorātroṣito bhūtvā pañcagavyena śuddhyati
Jika seorang brāhmaṇa, kerana tersilap atau lalai, masuk ke tengah kawasan “nīla” di mana-mana, maka setelah berpantang dan berjaga satu siang satu malam, dia disucikan dengan pañcagavya.
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa māhātmya narration style)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (normative authority)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim accidentally steps into a blue-dyed area (cloth-dyeing pit/indigo patch) and is alarmed; a priest prescribes ahorātra restraint and pañcagavya; the pilgrim returns purified to the tīrtha steps.
FAQs
Even accidental lapses are addressed by dharma through measured expiation, preserving the seriousness of sacred observance.
The instruction belongs to Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya, reflecting the purity culture associated with rites connected to Prabhāsa.
Ahorātra abstinence followed by pañcagavya purification if one inadvertently enters the 'nīla' midst.