Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 21
पतिद्वयं निहंत्याद्या द्वितीया च पतित्रयम् । पतिहीनत्वकारिण्यौ हीने ते द्वे इमे यदि
patidvayaṃ nihaṃtyādyā dvitīyā ca patitrayam | patihīnatvakāriṇyau hīne te dve ime yadi
The first sign causes the death of two husbands; the second, of three. These two—if defective—are said to bring about husbandlessness (loss of the husband).
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (general context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A teacher-like figure (ṛṣi/purohita) gestures to two illustrated foot-sign diagrams; beside them, symbolic images of two and three broken marriage garlands indicate the stated outcomes.
FAQs
It portrays certain ‘defects’ as karmic portents and uses them to stress the seriousness of marital dharma and non-violence.
The overarching text segment belongs to Kāśīkhaṇḍa, the Purāṇic glorification of Kāśī, though this verse is omen-focused.
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