Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 55
तिर्यग्यवोदराण्यष्टावूर्ध्वा वा व्रीहयस्त्रयः । प्रमाणमङ्गुलस्याहुर्वितस्तिर्द्वादशांगुला
tiryagyavodarāṇyaṣṭāvūrdhvā vā vrīhayastrayaḥ | pramāṇamaṅgulasyāhurvitastirdvādaśāṃgulā
আঠটা যৱ দানা আড়াআড়ি কৰি—অথবা তিনিটা চাউল দানা উৰ্ধ্বমুখে থৈ—এটা অঙ্গুল (আঙুলিৰ প্ৰস্থ)ৰ মান কোৱা হয়। বিতস্তি (হাতৰ বিস্তাৰ) বাৰটা অঙ্গুল।
Mārkaṇḍeya
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: Close-up didactic tableau: grains of barley laid crosswise and rice grains upright beside a finger-breadth mark; a span (vitasti) shown across a palm, with a manuscript margin note.
FAQs
Pilgrimage and vows rely on clear standards; dharma values precision in practice, not vagueness.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse provides measurement basics used for tīrtha-journey calculations.
None directly; it defines metrological units (aṅgula, vitasti) that support pilgrimage and vow-related rules.