Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 49
श्रीमार्कण्डेय उवाच । अकार्यमेतद्विप्राणां यस्त्विमं पिबते स्तनम् । पुनश्चैवोपनयनं व्रतसिद्धिं न गच्छति
śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca | akāryametadviprāṇāṃ yastvimaṃ pibate stanam | punaścaivopanayanaṃ vratasiddhiṃ na gacchati
ศรีมารกัณฑेयกล่าวว่า การกระทำนี้ไม่สมควรแก่พราหมณ์ ผู้ใดดื่มน้ำนมจากถันนี้ ผู้นั้นต้องประกอบพิธีอุปนยนะใหม่อีกครั้ง และย่อมไม่บรรลุความสำเร็จแห่งว्रต
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)
Type: river
Listener: Implied interlocutor addressed as ‘padma-locane’ in the surrounding sequence (likely a revered listener within the kathā frame)
Scene: Mārkaṇḍeya, serene yet firm, raises a hand in instruction; the mother stands concerned; the brāhmaṇa/sage hesitates; ritual thread and Vedic implements emphasize dvija identity; atmosphere of moral instruction.
FAQs
Ends do not justify means in dharma; violating brāhmaṇa purity/discipline undermines both status and the fruit of vows.
No tīrtha is directly praised in this verse; the focus is dharma-judgment within the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative.
Re-initiation (upanayana) is prescribed as a corrective measure, and the loss of vrata-siddhi is stated as a consequence.