Vaishnava Samhita. Shri Vyasadasa Charitam I. Vol II Book VI Chp 2 Shloka 25 March 5, 2016 Subhashri Vyas ब्राह्मण उवाच अकार्यं कृतवानेवं निर्भयं ब्राह्मणोपि सन्यज्ञोपवीतं विच्छिन्दन् यतो बध्नासि नूपुरम् ||The brahmana askedBeing a brahmana how did you dare do this great sin of cutting off your sacred thread to tie this anklet ?