Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 47
शूद्र उवाच । कथं नीलेति नामासौ जातोयमद्भुताकृतिः । किमस्तुवन्प्रसन्नास्ते ब्राह्मणा विश्वकारणम्
śūdra uvāca | kathaṃ nīleti nāmāsau jātoyamadbhutākṛtiḥ | kimastuvanprasannāste brāhmaṇā viśvakāraṇam
ศูทรกล่าวว่า “ผู้มีรูปอัศจรรย์นี้ได้ชื่อว่า ‘นีละ’ มาได้อย่างไร? และพราหมณ์ผู้ปลื้มปีติเหล่านั้นได้สรรเสริญสิ่งใด—สรรเสริญพระผู้เป็นเหตุแห่งจักรวาล?”
Śūdra
Tirtha: Nīla-vṛṣabha episode (associated tīrtha not named in this verse)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Gālava
Scene: A humble questioner addresses the sage: hands folded, eyes intent; the sage poised to explain the name ‘Nīla’ and the hymn to the universe’s cause.
FAQs
Dharma begins with sincere inquiry—asking about the meaning of sacred names and the object of true praise.
The question occurs inside a tīrtha-māhātmya episode; the verse itself is dialogic and does not specify the site-name.
No ritual is prescribed; the focus is on understanding stuti and the sacred identity signified by the name “Nīla.”