Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 99
सर्वान्केशान्समुद्धृत्य च्छेदयेदंगुलद्वयम् । एवमेव तु नारीणां शिरसो मुंडनं भवेत्
sarvānkeśānsamuddhṛtya cchedayedaṃguladvayam | evameva tu nārīṇāṃ śiraso muṃḍanaṃ bhavet
Après avoir rassemblé toute la chevelure, on ne doit en couper que deux largeurs de doigt ; ainsi, et ainsi seulement, doit se faire la « tonsure » de la tête des femmes.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A modest domestic/ritual setting in Kāśī: a woman’s hair is gathered and only a small portion is trimmed; an elder woman and a priest supervise to ensure the rule is followed.
FAQs
Dharma includes restraint and modesty in bodily rites; even corrective acts are to be measured and non-harmful.
Kāśī is the setting; the verse contributes to Kāśī’s dharma-centered sanctity by defining proper rites.
For women, instead of full shaving, only a small measure—two finger-breadths—of hair is to be cut.