Skandapurana 16.118.31
Skandapurāṇa 16.118.31
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16.118.31
nīlaraktena vastreṇa yatkarma kurute dvijaḥ ..
snānaṃ dānaṃ japo homaḥ svādhyāyaḥ pitṛtarpaṇam ..
vṛthā tasya mahāyajñā nīlasūtrasya dhāraṇāt .. 31 ..
Whatever rite a twice-born performs wearing a garment dyed blue— / ritual ablution, gifts, recitation of mantras, oblations, study of the Veda, offerings to the ancestors— / his great sacrifices are in vain, because of wearing indigo thread. // 31
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