Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 20
सा निहत्य पतिं योषा द्वितीयं कुरुते पतिम् । अनामिका च मध्या च यस्या भूमिं न संस्पृशेत्
sā nihatya patiṃ yoṣā dvitīyaṃ kurute patim | anāmikā ca madhyā ca yasyā bhūmiṃ na saṃspṛśet
Cette femme, ayant causé la mort de son époux, prend un second mari : celle dont l’orteil annulaire et l’orteil du milieu ne touchent pas la terre.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (general context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Close focus on feet: ring toe and middle toe lifted as she walks; the street scene suggests whispering onlookers; distant Kāśī shrine silhouettes remind of sacred scrutiny.
FAQs
It reinforces the Purāṇic ethic that harm within marriage brings grave karmic outcomes, encouraging protection of life and fidelity to dharma.
Kāśī is the broader sacred setting of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, though this verse is not a site-praise passage.
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